EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 22.44 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154).

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Lot: 593. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 22.44 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Sphinx seated right on ground line, wearing kalathos on head, forepaw resting on wheel; L I Z (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3088; K&G 35.617; RPC IV.4 13815/13 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 1682 .17 (R2). Dark brown patina with touches of green in the devices. Near VF. Rare type for this regnal year.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection, purchased from Sphinx Numismatics, October 2008. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 186 (16 April 2008), lot 96 (hammer $460).


Closing Date and Time: 27 January 2021 at 13:17:20 ET.

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