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Electronic Auction 503

Lot nuber 332

EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Chalkous (13mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/114).


Electronic Auction 503
Lot: 332.
 Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Chalkous (13mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/114). Laureate head right / Rhinoceros standing right; L IZ (date) above. Köln 655; Dattari (Savio) 1208; K&G 27.575; RPC III 4818 (see note); Emmett 708.17 (R5). Green patina with thick red earthen highlights/deposits, cleaning marks. Good Fine. Very rare.

From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian.

Due to the small module size for this denomination (dichalkon), the animal appearing on the reverse is usually difficult to identify with any certainty. The authors of RPC III combine all of the various attributions under one catalog number, and then mention the various animals: elephant, hippopotamus, gazelle, or rhinoceros. They state that “an elephant seems the most likely,” but the animal on the present specimen does resemble a rhinoceros, at least to this cataloguer.

Closing Date and Time: 3 November 2021 at 11:50:20 ET.

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