EGYPT. Alexandria. Trajan, 98-117. Drachm (Bronze, 34.7 mm, 22.70 g, 1 h), year 17 = 113-114. ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ CEΒ ΓEΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ Laureate bust of Trajan to right, aegis on far shoulder. Rev. L IZ Emperor in military dress standing left, holding small Nike in right hand and scepter in left; to right, Nike advancing left, crowning emperor with wreath held in right hand and holding palm branch in left. Dattari (Savio) 782. Geissen -. K&G 27.547. RPC III 4796. Very rare, only one specimen in the Amsterdam museum known to RPC. Coppery-brown surfaces. Cleaned, some porosity, otherwise, good very fine.
From the collection of Jean-Pierre Righetti.