EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 561
Lot: 511.
Closing Date: May 1 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Agathodaemon serpent erect right, wearing skhent, with a caduceus in its coils vis-à-vis Uraeus serpent erect left, wearing horns and solar disc, with a sistrum in its coils; LI H (date) across field. Köln 1097 var. (date arr.); Dattari (Savio) 1991; K&G 32.574; RPC III 5908; Emmett 908.18. Brown surfaces, porosity, edge roughness on reverse. Near VF.

As indicated in RPC, there are quite a few variants for this type with different combinations of a caduceus, grain-ear, poppies, and sistrum within the serpents’ coils.

Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 12:50:00 ET.

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