EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.89 g, 12h). Menelaeites Nome. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Near VF.

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Lot: 451. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.89 g, 12h). Menelaeites Nome. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / MЄNЄ ΛAЄITHC, Harpocrates, with the lower part of his body in form of crocodile and wearing the skhent crown, standing left, raising finger to lips and holding cornucopia; to left, Egyptian altar; L H (date) in exergue. Köln 3435; Dattari (Savio) 11043 = RPC IV.4 Online 787.51 (this coin);K&G N31.8; Emmett 1819.8. Green and brown patina, roughness, a few pits, details enhanced. Near VF.

Ex Nomos 24 (22 May 2022), lot 330; Naville 46 (27 January 2019), lot 334; Giovanni Datarri Collection, no. 11043; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 329.

The nome coinage is typically found in smaller denominations, obols and dichalkons, but this is one of the few series where the larger drachm is the predominant denomination.

Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:30:00 ET.

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