EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.56 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Near VF.Electronic Auction 556 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.56 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail and sistrum, standing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; [L] ΔωΔЄKATOV (date) around. Köln 1606-7; Dattari (Savio) 8575; K&G 35.434; RPC IV.4 Online 1106; Emmett 1592.12. Red-brown surfaces, light roughness, minor smoothing and details enhanced on reverse. Near VF. |