EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 23.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 108/9). VF.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 23.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 108/9). AVT TPAIAN CЄB ΓЄP M ∆AKIK, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis, crowned with solar disk, horns, and plumes, enthroned right, suckling the infant Harpokrates, crowned with skhent; two falcons seated on the corners of the throneback, griffin seated right below armrest; L IB (date) across field. Köln 491 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 923; K&G 27.162; RPC III 4304.3; Emmett 519.12. Dark brown surfaces with light earthen highlights, slight porosity, smoothing. VF. Very rare variety.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 27; Empire Coins 1 (30 May 1984), lot 26.

Following Alexander’s conquest of Egypt, the cult of Isis spread across the Mediterranean, with its popularity reaching its zenith in the Roman period, when the “goddess of a thousand names” became one of the Mediterranean’s principle deities. It is generally assumed that the iconography of Isis nursing Harpokrates influenced Christian representations of the Madonna and Child, particularly the Virgo lactans type popular in medieval Europe.

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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