EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 28.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 170/171).

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 28.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 170/171). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serapis enthroned left, holding scepter, extending his right hand toward Cerberus seated at his feet; on throneback, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L I[A] (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3523 (this coin); K&G 37.172 corr. (date is year 11 not 3); RPC IV.4 Online 16932/2 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 2177.11 (R4). Smooth brown surfaces with touches of green. Good Fine. Extremely rare, only two specimens, including this coin, cited by the authors of RPC.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 27 (27 November 2016), lot 305; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 3523.


Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 12:48:00 ET.

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