| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 522 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 641 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.89 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). AVT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Diademed bust of Hermanubis right, slight drapery on shoulder, wearing calathus and wreath; L IH (date) and palm frond to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7685; K&G 32.584 var. (caduceus-palm frond combination before bust on reverse); RPC III 5891.9 (this coin); Emmett 986.18 (R3). Dark green patina, light roughness, light cleaning marks. Near VF. Very rare. From the CLA Collection, purchased from Forum Ancient Coins, inventory no. 17103, 4 March 2007. Rainer Pudill, in his 2014 book Antinoos – Münzen und Medaillen, classifies this type from Hadrian's regnal year 18 as "pseudo-Antinoos" or a "hidden" representation of Antinoüs (see p. 96). Indeed, when Hadrian introduced coinage at Alexandria specifically to honor Antinoüs, he is always depicted in the guise of Hermanubis or Hermes. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
