EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 18.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 110/111). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Triumphal arch with three arcades supported by four Corinthian columns on which are statues; on the lateral arches are two bas-reliefs representing the sitting Emperor; on the triangular pediment, two Nikes supporting a disc; on the summit, facing statue of the Emperor in a quadriga; to either side, trophies and captives; [L] I∆ (date) across field. Köln 564; Dattari (Savio) 7193-4; K&G 27.345; RPC III 4547.2; Emmett 602.14 (R2). Dark brown surfaces with touches of green and red, roughness. Near VF. Rare.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Collection CR (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 237, 21 July 2010), lot 205.