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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Drachm
Æ-Drachme, Alexandria (Aegyptus);

Dattari 2862 and 8723 is this same rev. type for Ant. Pius, LKB = Year 22 = 158/9 AD.
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 21 g
Obv.: AVT K TPAIAN AEL ANTWNINOC CE; laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev.: Sarapis seated, l., holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; to l., Demeter standing, r., holding torch; to r., Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia; all wearing kalathos, all on galley with oars

"Definitely a rare type. Not in the rich Cologne collection for Ant. Pius, and Dattari, in the best collection of Alexandrian coins ever assembled, had only two worn specimens." Curtislclay.

ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Drachm

Æ-Drachme, Alexandria (Aegyptus);

Dattari 2862 and 8723 is this same rev. type for Ant. Pius, LKB = Year 22 = 158/9 AD.
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 21 g
Obv.: AVT K TPAIAN AEL ANTWNINOC CE; laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev.: Sarapis seated, l., holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; to l., Demeter standing, r., holding torch; to r., Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia; all wearing kalathos, all on galley with oars

"Definitely a rare type. Not in the rich Cologne collection for Ant. Pius, and Dattari, in the best collection of Alexandrian coins ever assembled, had only two worn specimens." Curtislclay.

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Pscipio   [Dec 23, 2006 at 08:43 AM]
A beauty!
Jochen   [Dec 23, 2006 at 06:31 PM]
Interesting reverse!
ROMA   [Nov 07, 2007 at 05:34 PM]
Great coin, id really like to see an artists rendition of this reverse. Every on of these around is a bit worn
matthijspatrick   [Jul 18, 2009 at 05:24 PM]
Absolutely fascinating !
*Alex   [May 23, 2011 at 03:33 PM]
Even though worn, it's still the best of its type and worthy of five stars.
Lloyd   [Sep 29, 2013 at 06:16 AM]
Another one for the cognoscenti - strange how some people have difficulty getting their mind around the fact that a worn rarity might be the best of type because that is what it is by virtue of survivorship, rather than grade! Yet some clown voted two stars - obviously ignorant of the facts around this coin despite the explanatory note accompanying it. I guess he wasn't just ignorant, but also illiterate!

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