EGYPT, Alexandria. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Æ Hemidrachm (24.5mm, 8.63 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Near VF.Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Æ Hemidrachm (24.5mm, 8.63 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Draped bust left, wearing hem-hem crown / Antinoüs (as Hermes), wearing chlamys, holding caduceus with his right hand, on horseback right; L K A (date) in field. Köln 1278; Dattari (Savio) 8015; K&G 34a.6; RPC III 6235; Emmett 1347.21 (R4). Brown patina, stable green deposits, porosity. Near VF. Very rare, especially when compared to the drachm and diobol. |