6606
Auction #30
Lot Number: 62852
Final Sale Price: $253.00
Denomination: Drachm
Grade: VF brown patina
Köln 1034; Dattari 1610; BMC 869; Milne 1315; SNG
Copenhagen 362

  Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Ć Drachm (23.00 gm). Year 15 (130/131 AD).
  Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Hadrian standing left, wearing a toga and
  holding a sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, wearing an elephant-skin headdress, chiton
  and peplos; she kisses Hadrian's extended right hand and she holds two grain-ears in
  her left hand; L-IE below at their feet. Köln 1034; Dattari 1610; BMC 869; Milne
  1315; SNG Copenhagen 362. VF, brown patina, some verdigris at 6:00. Sharp strike.
  Estimate $150.

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