Ancients
EGYPT. Alexandria. Hadrian (AD 117-138). AE drachm (32mm, 22.25 gm, 1h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5. Dated Regnal Year 18 (AD 133/4). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right / Crowned Egyptian sphinx with uraeus tail, crocodile forepart protruding right; Nike flying right holding wreath on sphinx's back, holding wheel; L-IH (date) across fields. cf. Emmett 1057 (Nike instead of griffin).
Ex Kerry Wetterstrom Collection. (CNA Ltd XII, 26 September 1990), lot 126.
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Estimate: 200-300 USD