EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 22.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 515.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 750

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 22.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). Laureate and draped bust right / Barge of Sarapis: Sarapis enthroned left on the middle of a galley left, holding long scepter and extending right hand over Cerberus, seated at his feet left, on the throne back is Nike crowning him with a wreath; to the left; Isis Pharia standing left, holding billowing sail; to the right, Demeter, veiled, standing facing, head left, holding grain ears; [L KA (date) in exergue]. Köln 1871 (uncertain bust and year); Dattari (Savio) 2860; K&G –; RPC IV.4 1965.1 (same rev. die); Emmett 1673.21 (R5). Brown surfaces, pitting, flan flaw. VF. Extremely rare, the second known and superior to the ANS specimen.


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