EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (31mm, 14.41 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/158).

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Lot: 595. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (31mm, 14.41 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/158). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Isis-Sothis seated facing, head right, holding a cornucopia with her right hand and a long scepter with her left, riding a dog (Sirius or Sothis) right; the dog is looking back at Isis; L KA (date) below. Köln 1804 var. (obv. bust type); Dattari (Savio) 8580; K&G 35.752 var. (same); RPC IV.4 Online 15227; Emmett 1593.21. Brown patina with touches of red, some roughness, a few scratches. Near VF. Very rare.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection, purchased from Ancient Numismatic Enterprise.

This type appears to be rarer than indicated in Emmett, where it is given an “R1” rating. With CoinArchives listing only five specimens, and RPC IV.4 Online listing 14 specimens, eight of which are in museums, it is a rare type in the Alexandrian series, which is skewed by the number in institutional collections, hence Emmett’s rating.

Closing Date and Time: 27 January 2021 at 13:18:00 ET.

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