447, Lot: 225. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Hemidrachm (28mm, 14.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/134). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis enthroned left, holding sistrum and scepter; L I H (date) across field. Köln 1116; Dattari (Savio) 1748; K&G 32.607; RPC III 5923; Emmett 1090.18. Dark reddish brown patina, some hard green encrustation on obverse and edge, pit on bust. Good Fine.
From the New Orleans Collection.
In general, hemidrachms are a rare denomination for the Roman Alexandria mint