EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 27.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 162/163).

CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 508. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 27.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 162/163). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped and conjoined busts right of Helios, radiate, and Selene, wearing crescent crown; L Γ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3465 corr. (regnal year 3 not 6); Dattari (Savio) Supplement Pl. 22, no. 18 (same dies?); K&G 37.268 corr. (same); RPC IV.4 Online 13803/3 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmet 2134 var. (regnal years 5 & 6). Dark green and brown patina with touches of red, and some light earthen highlights/deposits, minor edge splits. VF. Extremely rare, only one specimen in CoinArchives, this coin, and three specimens cited by the authors of RPC, including this coin.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 913.


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