EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34mm, 21.92 g, 11h). Diospolis Magna Nome. Dated RY 2 (AD 98/9).Electronic Auction 511 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34mm, 21.92 g, 11h). Diospolis Magna Nome. Dated RY 2 (AD 98/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Heron, radiate and haloed, riding right, head facing, wearing military dress, holding reins with left hand, patera in right, feeding serpent wrapped around tree; L IB (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G N10.2; RPC III 6299; Emmett –. Brown patina, light roughness, a few small scratches. Fine. Extremely rare, four known to RPC, the second in private hands. |