EGYPT, Alexandria. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 25.81 g, 1h). Dated RY 21 (AD 212/3).Electronic Auction 516 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 25.81 g, 1h). Dated RY 21 (AD 212/3). Laureate head right / Five deities reclining on a lectisternium; from right to left: Serapis seated left, holding wreath above Harpocrates seated left before him; before, Isis seated right with headdress, holding scepter and uraeus; behind her, Demeter seated right, wearing kalathos and holding torch; far to left, Hermanubis holding caduceus, seated right; beneath the kline in three niches: on each side, a standing figure with scepter(?), in the middle, Tyche reclines left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping up head with hand; L KA (date) in exergue. Köln 2294; Dattari (Savio) 9782; K&G –; Emmett –; CNG 120, lot 688. Stripped brown surfaces, cleaning scratches. Fine. Extremely rare, only one in CoinArchives with a different bust and in lower grade. |