EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35.5mm, 24.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/135).

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Lot: 325. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35.5mm, 24.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/135). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pylon (entryway) of an Egyptian temple with a wide door or gate decorated with a garland above; to either side of the gate, an obelisk with two windows above; in the center of the pylon above the gate, a facing statue of Isis wearing headdress and holding long scepter or torch; [ЄN NЄ] AKΔ (date) around, [L] in exergue. Köln 1187; Dattari (Savio) 1970; K&G 32.670; RPC III 6038; Emmett 996.19. Dark brown surfaces with touches of green and red, smoothed. Good Fine. Extremely rare representation of an Egyptian temple on an Alexandrian coin. Only three specimens, including this coin, in CoinArchives.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Collection CR (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 237, 21 July 2010), lot 221 (hammer $1000).

This type appears to be rarer than indicated in Emmett, where it is given an “R1” rating. The authors of RPC list only twenty-six examples for both obverse types (bust right and left), most of which are in museum or institutional collections.

Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 11:48:00 ET.

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