CNG 109, Lot: 452. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (25.5mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/132). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sarapis enthroned left, holding scepter; at his feet, Kerberos seated left; L I ς (date) across field. Köln 1042-4; Dattari (Savio) 1477-8; K&G 32.514; RPC III 5789; Emmett 892.16. VF, deeply toned, some light earthen highlights/deposits in the devices.

From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from CNG (November 1999).