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Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Antoninus Pius

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–139
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 21.67 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1167
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius to left, draped right shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche reclining to left with rudder.
Year 2 = AD 138/139.
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