Æ Drachm - Antoninus Pius Selene in Cancer; Alexandria
Features
| Issuer |
Alexandria
(Egypt)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 144-145 |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Brąz |
| Weight | 24.57 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 392663 |
| References | Emmett# 1681.8 Keith Emmett; 2001. Alexandrian coins. Clios Cabinet, Lodi, Wisconsin, United States. Giovanni Dattari, Adriano Savio; 1999. Catalogo completo della collezione Dattari : numi augg. alexandrini: 323 tavole con l'aggiunta di oltre 7000 monete rispetto al catalogo del 1901 = Complete catalog of the Dattari collection: numi augg. alexandrini. Giulio Bernardi, Trieste, Italy. Angelo Geissen; 1978. Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln / Band 2. Hadrian–Antoninus Pius (Nr. 741–1994). Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
Obverse
Laureat z głową w prawo
Script: grecki
Lettering: [AVT K] T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC CЄB [ЄVC]
Reverse
(en) Draped bust of Selene right; star of eight rays before, crescent moon below, crab beneath all.
Mint
| L | Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD) |
Comments
(en)
Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (144-145) | 
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(en) RY 8 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
CNG Triton XVIII Lot 910 
|
6 Jan 2015 | VF |
USD 4500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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