EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 24.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 107/8). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 190. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 24.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 107/8). Laureate bust left, aegis on right shoulder / Trajan, laureate and togate, holding branch and eagle-tipped scepter, driving slow quadriga right; L IA (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 741; K&G 27.107 corr. (bust); RPC III 4221.3; Emmett 459.11. Brown and green patina with earthen highlights, flan void on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, three recorded in RPC, none of them illustrated.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 912394 (9 December 2011).


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:03:00 ET.



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