EGYPT. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AE drachm (34mm, 26.41 gm, 1h). VG, tooled. Dated Regnal Year 12 (AD 148/9). ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ-ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹƐΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, L-ΔΩΔЄΚΑΤ-ΟV, Isis Pharia right, holding billowing sail, standing before the Pharos of Alexandria. RPC IV.4 Online temp. 13640. Emmett 1592. Evidence of tooling, thus ineligible for encapsulation. Ex Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 14 (12 December 2020), lot 1175; Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 12 (30-31 May 2020), lot 1004; a European collection, formed before 2005. Note: The Pharos on this series is the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the last of the seven Wonders of the ancient world and one of the few Wonders depicted on contemporary coinage. The lighthouse was on the northwest coast of the Egyptian delta and took the name "Pharos" from the island in front of the harbor on which it was built. Afterwards, pharos became the generic term for lighthouses. SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS

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