388, Lot: 339. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 26.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hadrian standing left, holding scepter, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears and kissing emperor’s extended hand; [L]–IE (date) across field. Köln 1035; Dattari (Savio) 7545; K&G 32.508; Emmett 964.15. Near VF, green-brown patina with a few patches of red.