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Electronic Auction 536  12 Apr 2023
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Lot 397

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 650 USD
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.64 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 138). Bareheaded bust right, aegis on left shoulder / Euthenia reclining left on andro-sphinx, holding grain ears, poppies, and lotus flower; outstretched fold of peplos containing fruit; ЄTOYC A (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 8444; K&G –; RPC IV.4 16703; Emmett 1518.1 (RY 1 unrecorded). Red-brown surfaces with green deposits in the recesses, light roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only one known to RPC.

From the Gregory Collection.

All Alexandrian coins of Antoninus Pius from year one are extremely rare with only one in Köln and six in Dattari's collection.
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