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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 682

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 22.87 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9).


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 682.
 Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 22.87 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Statue of Isis seated right on throne, holding infant Harpokrates at her breast, palm frond to right; all within distyle temple façade with papyriform columns, uraeus in pediment; L ΔωΔЄ KATOV (date) around. Köln 1614-5 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 12287; K&G 35.440 var. (same); RPC IV.4 Online 15883; Emmett 1585.12. Red-brown patina. Near VF. Extremely rare variety, only one known to RPC, none in CoinArchives.

Following Alexander’s conquest of Egypt, the cult of Isis spread across the Mediterranean, with its popularity reaching its zenith in the Roman period when the “goddess of a thousand names” became one of the Mediterranean’s principal deities. It is generally recognized that the iconography of Isis nursing Harpocrates influenced Christian representations of the Madonna and Child, particularly the Virgo Lactans type popular in Medieval Europe.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Two – Greek Coinage (Part 2) through Roman Provincial Coinage will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 May 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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