EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 23.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151).

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Lot: 357. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 23.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Griffin, as Nemesis, seated right with left forepaw on wheel; L I ∆ (date) across field. Köln 1660; Dattari (Savio) 3126 & 8980; K&G 35.511 (this coin illustrated); RPC IV.4 Online 14916/2 (this coin cited); Emmett 1524.14. Dark brown and green patina. In NGC encapsulation, 4884131-010, graded Ch F. Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.

Ex Morris (Phil Peck) Collection (Part III, Heritage 61151, 26 January 2020), lot 97082; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XII, 26 September 1990), lot 213; Virginia Ruzicka Collection (Malter XXVIII, 8 December 1984), lot 460 (copy of Ruzicka catalog included with lot).


Closing Date and Time: 6 January 2021 at 11:58:40 ET.

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