EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/8). Near VF.Electronic Auction 556 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/8). Laureate head right / Griffin, as Nemesis, seated right with left forepaw on wheel; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6231; K&G –; RPC III 5123 corr. (bust); Emmett 1159.2 (R5). Brown and red surfaces, light roughness, short flan cracks. Near VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC, both in the Dattari collection. This coin superior to both known specimens. |