EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (31.5mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/2). Fine.

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Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (31.5mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/2). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis on shoulder / Demeter standing right, holding torch and scepter, vis-à-vis Euthenia standing left, holding grain ears and scepter; between them, tall column surmounted by calathus; L IE (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 4598; Emmett 437.15 (R4). Red-brown surfaces, porosity, minor deposits. Fine. Extremely rare type, one in CoinArchives, and the authors of RPC cite only seven specimens, all in institutional collections.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:46:00 ET.

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