EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.34 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 466. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

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

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.34 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Athena standing left, holding two grain ears in right hand, left hand on grounded shield; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1068; Dattari (Savio) 1627-8; K&G 32.537; RPC III 5825; Emmett 924.17. Dark brown patina, light roughness, small edge splits. VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack’s, Bowers, and Ponterio 174, 12 January 2013), lot 5536; Gemini V (6 January 2009), lot 5354 (part of); Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part I, 19 July 1950), lot 347 (part of), purchased from Puttick, 16 December 1897, with his ticket.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 19 September at 2 PM ET.

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