EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Near VF.Electronic Auction 561 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). AYT TPAIAN CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, radiate half-length nude bust right, seen from the front, aegis on left shoulder / Apollo standing left, head right, holding branch; to right, Artemis standing facing, head left, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and bow; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 631 var. (laureate bust); Dattari (Savio) 799 var. (same); K&G 27.531 var. (same); RPC III 4780.4 var. (same); Emmett 402.17. Brown patina, cleaning scratches, light porosity, trace deposits. Near VF. Extremely rare, unpublished in the major references. |