EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 199. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail, advancing right, before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; L IH (date) above. Köln 1121-2; Dattari (Savio) 1768; K&G 32.588; RPC III 5895.97 (this coin); Emmett 1003.18. Brown patina with green earthen highlights, slight roughness. Near VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stacks Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5354 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:06:00 ET.



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