EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 160/161).

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Lot: 352. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 160/161). Laureate and draped bust right / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos, above ram standing right, wearing hem-hem crown; altar to right; L K Δ (date) across upper field. Köln 1857; Dattari (Savio) 2834 & 8693-4; K&G –; RPC IV.4 Online 13948/7 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 1654.24 (R3). Dark brown patina with touches of green. VF. A rare type that is often misattributed to the Zodiac series.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 784 (hammer $750); Kerry Keith Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XII, 26 September 1990), lot 248.


Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 11:57:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.