EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 139/40). Near VF.

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Lot: 476. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 139/40). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Marcus Aurelius on horseback right, bareheaded, wearing chlamys and holding short scepter with his right hand; in exergue, L Γ (date). Köln 1324; Dattari (Savio) 2119; K&G 35.58; RPC IV.4 191; Emmett 1605.3 (R5). Rough brown surfaces, pitting, smoothing, double struck. Near VF. Very rare.

The figure of the “princeps juventutis” on horseback on this very rare type is that of Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, on the occasion of his first consulate in January of AD 141.

Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 12:38:20 ET.

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