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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Probably the finest known, and from the Dattari collection

Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  5000 CHF
Lot 305
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EGYPT. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Bronze, 34 mm, 25.71 g, 12 h), year Γ = 3 = 139/140. ΑYΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ - ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟС EYС-EB Draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. L Γ Laureate and draped bust of Serapis to right, wearing kalathos. Dattari (Savio) 8668 (this coin). Emmett 1647.3 (5). K&G -. Köln 1411 var. (bust). RPC IV online temp. 15724.4 (this coin). G. M. Staffieri, Alexandria in Nummis, 2017, 114 (this coin). Very well-struck with a superb portrait of the emperor, an equally fine bust of Serapis and a lovely dark greenish-brown patina. Not only probably the finest known example of this type, but one of the finest known of all Antonine drachms from Alexandria. Good extremely fine.

Selections from an important American collection. From the collection of Giovanni Maria Staffieri, Triton XXI, 8 January 2018, 116 (illustrated on the cover), purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, in November 1972 and from the collection of Giovanni Dattari.

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 13 Jul 2025, 10:12:47 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5000 CHF
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