CNG 112, Lot: 459. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 24.23 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/145). Laureate head right / Jupiter in Sagittarius: Centaur galloping right, drawing bow and arrow, eight-rayed star above his head; above centaur, bust of Jupiter (Zeus) right with slight drapery; L H (date) below. Köln 1502; Dattari (Savio) 2974; K&G 35.262; Emmett 1693.8. Dark brown and green patina. In NGC encapsulation, 4935007-003, graded F. Strike: 4/5; Surface: 4/5.