EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.15 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3).Electronic Auction 507 Roman Provincial, Billon Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.15 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mummiform Osiris (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding scepter tipped with jackal-head; L IZ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1446 corr. (date given as L Z); K&G 32.535; RPC III 5823; Emmett 883.17 (R5 = Dattari 1446). Toned. Near VF. Extremely rare, the authors of RPC cite only six specimens, only two in private collections. |