Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Auction 35 29 Oct 2017
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Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Domitian, 81-96 Drachm circa 95-96 (year 15), Æ 33.5mm., 23.66g. Laureate head r. Rev. Triumphal arch with three passageways; on top of the arch, Emperor in facing chariot drawn by six horses with a trophy to either side; pediment decorated with two inward-facing Nike; on the sides of each passageway a statue; in field, L-IE. Geissen 415. Dattari 544. RPC 2728. RPC 2728.
Brown tone, Fine.
From the Dattari collection
Kleiner in NC 1989 describes this monument as "Domitian's arch on the coins of Alexandria surpasses all the earlier examples in the richness of its Attic statuary but the despicted arch was in Rome and not in alexandria and it did not survive to Domitian's damnatio memoriae.
Brown tone, Fine.
From the Dattari collection
Kleiner in NC 1989 describes this monument as "Domitian's arch on the coins of Alexandria surpasses all the earlier examples in the richness of its Attic statuary but the despicted arch was in Rome and not in alexandria and it did not survive to Domitian's damnatio memoriae.