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Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–135
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 20.76 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1159
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right, draped left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sarapis seated left in distyle shrine, scepter in left hand, right extended above Cerberos who sits at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sarapis seated left in distyle shrine, scepter in left hand, right extended above Cerberos who sits at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection (one of 302 Alexandrian coins [1985.1028–1985.1329] acquired by Godfrey Peckitt in Egypt prior to World War II); date unknown: inherited from Mrs.Godfrey Peckitt by Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; July 11, 1969: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 27, 1985