EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154).Electronic Auction 484 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Agathodaemon serpent with head of Serapis erect right; a grain ear in its coils to either side; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1720-1 var. (obv. bust type); Dattari (Savio) 2829; K&G 35.593-35.594 var. (same); RPC IV.4 13811/18 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 1443 .17 (R4). Dark brown patina with touches of green, holed and plugged in antiquity beneath bust, edge split. VF. Extremely rare type for this regnal year. |