EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 112/113).Electronic Auction 490 Roman Provincial, Billon Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 112/113). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant-skin headdress; L I ς (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 646bis & 4225 (this coin); K&G 27.442; RPC III 4652; Emmett 370.16 (R5 = Dattari 646bis). Toned with a few spots of verdigris, some porosity. Fine. Extremely rare type for this regnal year. The authors of RPC cite three specimens, and only one specimen, this coin, in CoinArchives. |