Egypt. Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Drachm (Bronze, 32.30 mm, 28.85 g) dated RY 4 (= 163-164) Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ CЄB Laureate and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right. Rev. Eos draped facing, advancing left, head turned to right, holding torch in the right hand, the left hand raised holding reins of an horse galloping to right behind her, its head raised upwards and turned left, L Δ (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 2642. Dattari - . Geissen - . Milne - . Emmett 2128. Nice brown patina. About Extremely Fine. Extremely rare type, only one specimen recorded, in the Berlin Collection.

Ex CNG 41, 19.03.1997, lot 1193. Ex Triton VI, 14-15 January 2003, lot 598.

Excellent drachm with a splendid, plastic bust of Marcus Aurelius in his fourth year in power (163-164 AD) on the obverse. The reverse depicts Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn, corresponding to the Roman deity of Aurora, running brandishing a torch, beside a galloping horse held by her with the reins. It is here a glorious demonstration of Roman sovereignty in the East (Vogt p. 138). One of the very few known specimens that RPC IV.4 2756 cites and illustrates in no. 7.