EGYPT, n/a. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Obol (21mm, 6.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 125/6).

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Lot: 294. Estimated: $ 75

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, n/a. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Obol (21mm, 6.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 125/6). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Kalathos with poppies and grain ears; L I (date) in fields. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III –; Emmett 1776.10 var. (no torches, date unrecorded). Rough brown surfaces, spots of green, cleaned. Near VF. Very rare, seemingly unpublished.

Year ten was almost always written as L ΔEKATOY, or abbreviated for the smaller denominations, the date written as L I is only attested in one other obol for Pius, Dattari 3072, with the serpent Agathodaemon on the reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 9 March 2022 at 11:37:40 ET.

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