EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 19.85 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). VF.

Electronic Auction 564
Lot: 512.
Closing Date: Jun 19 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 19.85 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). [...]T KAI T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNI[NOC CЄB], laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in break L K A (date) across field. Köln 1800; cf. Dattari (Savio) Supplement pl. 20, 174 (for similar); K&G –; RPC IV.4 1969; Emmett 1493.21 var. (obv. legend). Dark brown and green patina, edge chip. VF. Very rare. Only four examples noted in RPC, this the best example by far and with the greatest portion of the legend legible.


Closing Date and Time: 19 June 2024 at 12:50:20 ET.

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