Ancients
EGYPT. Alexandria. Hadrian (AD 117-138). BI tetradrachm (25mm, 13.73 gm, 11h). NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5. Dated Regnal Year 18 (AD 133/4). AVT KAIC TPAIAN-AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / Serapis enthroned left, scepter in left hand, reaching right hand out to Cerberus seated at left; L I-H (date) across fields. Emmett 892. Köln 1094. Dattari (Savio) 1479.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
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