EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 25.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 119/20). VF.

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Lot: 463. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 25.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 119/20). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Euthenia reclining left on andro-sphinx, holding grain ears and poppies in extended right hand; L Δ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1701; K&G 32.131; RPC III 5186.4 (this coin); Emmett 969.4 (R4). Dark brown patina, flan flaws, edge splits, overstruck on an oversized flan. VF. Very rare.

Ex Ibrahim Sherif Collection.

Interestingly, each of the three specimens illustrated at RPC show indications of having been overstruck on the reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 12:34:00 ET.

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