EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 41.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 151/152).Electronic Auction 484 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 41.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 151/152). AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNINC (sic) CЄB ЄVC, laureate bust right, slight drapery / Altar of Agathodaimon: tetrastyle façade with garlanded entablature set on two-tiered base; above, aphlasta to either end; in center, pyre of burning pinecones; L I Є (date) across field. Köln 1672 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 8855 (this coin); K&G 35.531 var. (same); RPC IV.4 13749/31 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 1449.15. Dark brown patina, scattered rough patches on reverse. VF. |