Mareotes Nome
Very Rare Obol

284, Lot: 214. Estimate $100. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.91 g, 12h). Nome issue – Mareotes. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate head right / MA PH ω, Zeus-Ammon, wearing atef crown, standing left, holding ram and crocodile; L IA (date) to right. Köln -; Dattari (Savio) T239; K&G N28.3; Emmett 1264 (r5). Near VF, brown surfaces, areas of blue-green patina, earthen deposits, minor cleaning scratches. Very rare.