EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.44 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 455. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.44 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). Laureate head right / Nilus seated left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius who crowns Nilus with a wreath; L ЄNΔЄKATOV (date) around, Iς above, crocodile below. Köln 1521; Dattari (Savio) 2744; K&G 35.408 var. (position of reed and cornocopia reversed); RPC IV.4 Online 1057; Emmett 1621.11 (R5). Red-brown surfaces, some roughness. Near VF.

Ex Nomos Obolos 23 (12 June 2022), lot 68; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 220.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:31:20 ET.

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