Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada

Auction 1  –  1 December 2018

Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada, Auction 1

Ancient and Medieval Coins

Sa, 01.12.2018, from 6:00 PM CET
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★ Ex Art Institute of Chicago ★

EGYPT, Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138), AE Drachm, issued 131/2. 22.92g, 34.6mm.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: Tyche reclining left, on lectisternium, holding rudder; L ΙϚ above (regnal year 16, 131/2)
Emmett 1063.16; Dattari 1866; RPC 5797 (19 spec.)
From the zumbly collection, Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (accession #1980.970). "Grover approached coins as primary sources: as political propaganda by Roman emperors, as reflections of the religions of the day, and as historical documents picturing structures destroyed in antiquity. The collection was catalogued by Theresa Gross-Diaz in the early 1980s.” (from Karen B. Alexander [2012] “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.”

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