EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.59 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Fine.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 722. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.59 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / Saturn in Capricorn – Capricorn seated right; above, veiled and draped bust of Kronos (Saturn) right with solar disk atop head, falx (sickle) behind shoulder; star of eight rays to right; L H (date) below. Köln 1504 (same dies); Dattari (Savio) 2977; K&G 35.273; Emmett 1598.8 (R3). Dark brown surfaces with touches of green, minor roughness. Fine. Very rare.

Ex Stein A. Evensen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 477, 23 September 2020), lot 338; Peus 403 (27 April 2011), lot 855.


Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 14:00:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.