EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 149/50). VF.Electronic Auction 558 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 149/50). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius who crowns Nilus with a wreath; L TPICKAI (date) to left, Iς above, crocodile below. Köln 1639; Dattari (Savio) 2755; K&G 35.477; RPC IV.4 Online 1202; Emmett 1621.13. Red-brown patina with green, peripheral weakness. VF. |