EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.36 g, 1h). Dated RY 6 (AD 142/3).Electronic Auction 516 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.36 g, 1h). Dated RY 6 (AD 142/3). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Demeter, veiled, standing right, holding torch in right hand and bunch of grain ears and poppy in left; to right, Serapis seated left, holding long scepter in right hand, extending left hand over Cerberus seated at his feet, facing left; Nike stands atop throne; L Ϛ (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2858 (date unclear); K&G –; RPC IV.4 Online 15544 var. (RY 5); Emmett 1671.6 (date not recorded). Red-brown patina, some roughness. Near VF. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references. |