Rare Moon in Cancer (Night House) Drachm
Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 532. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. Sold For $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). AVT K T AI
L A
DP ANT
wNINOC CEB EYC, laureate head right / Bust of Selene right above crescent above crab; L H (date) across fields. Köln 1494 var. (star to right); Dattari 2964 var. (same); Milne 1812; Emmett 1681.8 var. (bust type). Good VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness. Rare.