EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 17.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 160/1).CNG Feature Auction 120 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 17.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 160/1). [TI AI A∆PI] ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate and draped bust left / Herakles and the Centaur Pholos: Herakles seated slightly right upon a rock that is covered with his lion’s skin, his club leans against the rock and he is holding a lyre with his left hand; with his right hand, Herakles is grasping the right arm of the Centaur Pholos, who is standing right, forepart only, clad in goat’s skin; to the right, an attendant facing, head left, drawing wine from a crater placed upon a rock; above, a tree branch and ς (date); [L] in exergue. Köln 1854 (same dies); Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 35.826; RPC IV.4 Online 14990 (same dies); Emmett 1564.24 (R5). Brown surfaces, flan crack, minor pitting. VF. Extremely rare, possibly the second known example for year 24. Emmett lists the type as being struck for three of Pius’ regnal years: 5, 6, and 24, and for all three years, he assigns it an R5 rarity rating. |