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Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 141–142
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 20.48 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1299
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius to right. Holes at ten and three o'clock.
Greek inscription worn off.
Reverse: Reaper standing to right, wearing a pointed cap, and a tunic, cutting three stalks of corn with a sickle in the right hand, a tree at the left, two bundles of corn on ground.
Date in Greek barely legible but it appears to be year 5 = AD 141-142.
Greek inscription worn off.
Reverse: Reaper standing to right, wearing a pointed cap, and a tunic, cutting three stalks of corn with a sickle in the right hand, a tree at the left, two bundles of corn on ground.
Date in Greek barely legible but it appears to be year 5 = AD 141-142.
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