EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/134).Electronic Auction 472 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/134). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two canopic jars of Osiris vis-à-vis, both crowned with different headdresses and decorations on the jars; all within a distyle temple with disc and uraei in the pediment; L I H (date) across the field. Köln 1141-2; Dattari (Savio) 1949-50; K&G 32.605; RPC III 5917; Emmett 935.18. Reddish-brown patina with areas of bare metal, light roughness. Near VF. Rare type. |