EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 22.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/134).Electronic Auction 477 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 22.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/134). Bareheaded bust left, slight drapery / Male androsphinx standing right, wearing Atef crown and ritual beard, with the body of a lion and the head of a crocodile emerging from its chest, and its tail is the Uraeus serpent wearing a solar disk; perched on its back, griffin (Nemesis) seated right, its right forepaw resting on a wheel; [L] IH (date) across upper field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2002 & 7911; K&G 32.599; RPC III 5911/4 (this coin); Emmett 1057.18. Dark brown patina with touches of red and green, some roughness and smoothing. Near VF. Rare. |