EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 19.95 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/145). Laureate head right / Mars in Scorpio – Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, head left, of Ares (Mars); before, star of eight rays; to either side, L H (date); beneath all, scorpion left. Köln 1500; Dattari (Savio) 2972; K&G 35.264 corr. (incorrect obv. legend given, illustrated example is Dattari 2971); Emmett 1460.8 (R4). Brown patina with touches of red, numerous cleaning scratches. Fine. Rare.

From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Elsen 107 (11 December 2010), lot 465.


Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 11:51:40 ET.

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