EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 20.30 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Fine.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 206. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 20.30 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail and sistrum, standing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; L ΔωΔЄKATOV (date) around. Köln 1605; Dattari (Savio) 8571; K&G 35.434; RPC IV.4 Online 1106.181 (this coin); Emmett 1592.12. Earthen green patina, light porosity. Fine.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Heritage 3020 (6 September 2012), lot 25077.

The protector of sailors, Pharia was just one of the various appellations given to Isis. This association with sailors emanated from the Pharos – or Lighthouse – of Alexandria, indicated on this issue by holding a billowing sail.

Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:08:20 ET.



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