EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.26 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). VF.Electronic Auction 524 Roman Provincial, Billon Sold For $ 150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.26 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right of Hadrian / CABЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right of Sabina, wearing stephane (or perhaps her hair is pulled into a braid, almost like a diadem), her hair pulled into a queue down her neck; L Iς (date) across field. Köln 1041; Dattari (Savio) 1252; K&G 32.515; RPC III 5788; Emmett 886.16. Toned, light porosity, minor marks. VF. Very rare bust type of Sabina on a Hadrian tetradrachm. |