EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.46 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Fine.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 203. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.46 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / Moon in Cancer – Draped bust of Selene (Moon), set on crescent; to right, star; below, crab (Cancer); L H (date) across field. Köln 1494; Dattari (Savio) 2964; K&G 35.270; RPC IV.4 849.30 (this coin); Emmett 1681.8. Red-brown patina with earthen highlights, porosity. Fine.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex H. Mitchell Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 389, 18 January 2017), lot 502.


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