M. Aemilius Lepidus. AR Denarius, 61 BC. D/ ALEXANDREA. Turreted head of Alexandria right. R/ M LEPIDVS/TVTOR REG/SC/PONTIF MAX. M. Lepidus crowning the young Ptolemy V. Cr. 419/2. B. 23. AR. g. 3.59 mm. 17.50 RR. Very rare and seldom offered. Lightly toned. About EF/Good VF.
The type refers to a moneyer's ancestor, with the same name, who was one of the three ambassadors sent to the Egyptian court in BC 201, to administer the affairs of the kingdom for the infant king.