EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 21.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/112).

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Lot: 299. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 21.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/112). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Demter standing facing, head right, between two garlanded altars (or columns), holding long torch and grain ears; on left altar, three standing figures (the Three Graces?); on right altar, modius. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 4595.1/1 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett –. Dark reddish-brown patina with touches of green, roughness. VF. Extremely rare, the only specimen cited by the authors of RPC, and none in CoinArchives.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection, purchased from Pavlos S. Pavlou on VCoins, December 2011.


Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 11:39:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.