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Details
LOT 3023
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Nilus seated to left on rock, holding reed in his right hand and cornucopia in his left; below, crocodile to right; L Iς (date) in two lines to left. RPC III 5791; Dattari (Savio) 1794; K&G 32.519; Emmett 1016.16. Good Very Fine.(26.75gr, 37mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3023
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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