Details
LOT 3257
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138. Uncertain date.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears(?) in her right hand, left hand on grounded shield, date in field. Cf. RPC III 5825 (dated RY 17). Good Fine.(24.86gr, 35mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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