EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 24.65 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/145).Electronic Auction 474 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 24.65 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/145). Laureate head right / Jupiter in Pisces – Bust right of Zeus (Jupiter), wearing taenia and draped on left shoulder, transverse scepter across right shoulder; star of eight rays before; fish right and fish left below; [L] H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2981; K&G 35.260; RPC IV.4 Online 13555; Emmett 1692.8. Dark brown patina with touches of green and red. Fine. Rare, one of the better types in the Alexandrian Zodiac series. |