Details
LOT 3258
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 128/9).
[ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Nilus reclining to left on crocodile, holding cornucopia and reed; Iς (for 16 cubits) above, L TPICKAI (date) in exergue. RPC III, 5730; Köln 1001; Dattari (Savio) 1801; K&G 32.470; Emmett 1014.13. Near Very Fine.(23.20gr, 35mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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