Bronzi provinciali romani e mitologia greca

[apollonia]

CNG Electronic Auction 594

Category

Bronze, Roman Provincial

Description

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 82/3). Laureate head right / Griffin seated right, left paw resting on wheel; L B (date) to upper right. Köln 328; Dattari (Savio) 6826; K&G 24.14; RPC II 2487; Emmett 315.2 (R5). Red-brown surfaces, light porosity. VF. Rare.

apollonia

[apollonia]

CNG Electronic Auction 594

Category

Bronze, Roman Provincial

Description

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Obol (17mm, 5.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 91/2). Laureate head right / Dolphin entwined around anchor; L IA (date) across field. Köln 381; Dattari (Savio) 600; K&G 24.167; RPC II 2649; Emmett 308.11. Red-brown surfaces, slight porosity, scrapes. VF.

apollonia

[apollonia]

CNG Electronic Auction 594

Category

Bronze, Roman Provincial

Description

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.91 g, 12h). Arsinoite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / APCI, head of the pharaoh Premarres (Amenemhet III) right, wearing nemes with uraeus; L IA (date) to right. Köln 3381-2; Dattari (Savio) 6210, 10876-80; K&G N6.6; RPC III 6296; W&G III.2b; Emmett 1221.11. Red-brown surfaces, slight roughness. VF.

apollonia

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Sarebbe interessante capire perchè mai Adriano abbia voluto rappresentare al rovescio un faraone, e precisamente  Amenemhet III; ma non credo ci siano indizi per saperlo.