EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 21.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/112).Electronic Auction 477 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 21.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/112). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Demter standing facing, head right, between two garlanded altars (or columns), holding long torch and grain ears; on left altar, three standing figures (the Three Graces?); on right altar, modius. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 4595.1/1 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett –. Dark reddish-brown patina with touches of green, roughness. VF. Extremely rare, the only specimen cited by the authors of RPC, and none in CoinArchives. |