EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 23.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 437. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 23.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nilus seated left on pile of rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; hippopotamus below; L Iς (date) in left field. Köln 1052-4; Dattari (Savio) 1796; K&G 32.518; RPC III 5792; RPC III 5792; Emmett 1017.16. Brown patina, porosity, scratches, peripheral weakness. Near VF.

Ex Nomos Obolos 23 (12 June 2022), lot 38; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 232.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:25:20 ET.

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