Savoca Coins
Online Auction 32 | Silver 14 Apr 2019
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Egypt. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Dated RY 18 (?)=AD 154/5
Drachm Æ
32 mm., 15,16 g.
AVT KT AIΛ A[...], laureate and draped bust right / Tyche of Alexandria, wearing chiton and peplos, holding two grain-ears (representing the Egyptian grain shipment) and a rudder, forepart of a ship to the left of Tyche with a large square sail (representing the larger western harbor of Alexandria) and a prow of another ship on the right (representing the smaller eastern harbor), foreparts of Nilus (on right and holding a rudder) and Euthenia reclining at Tyche's feet (perhaps representing either the river Nile or Alexandria's third harbor, the fresh water port of Lake Mareotis), [L I?] H in fields above.
nearly very fine
Cf. Köln 1749; cf. Dattari 2899.
Drachm Æ
32 mm., 15,16 g.
AVT KT AIΛ A[...], laureate and draped bust right / Tyche of Alexandria, wearing chiton and peplos, holding two grain-ears (representing the Egyptian grain shipment) and a rudder, forepart of a ship to the left of Tyche with a large square sail (representing the larger western harbor of Alexandria) and a prow of another ship on the right (representing the smaller eastern harbor), foreparts of Nilus (on right and holding a rudder) and Euthenia reclining at Tyche's feet (perhaps representing either the river Nile or Alexandria's third harbor, the fresh water port of Lake Mareotis), [L I?] H in fields above.
nearly very fine
Cf. Köln 1749; cf. Dattari 2899.