Gemini XIII

Pharos of Alexandria

395.

Hadrian.

AE 25-27, 10.80g (1h). Year 6 =121/2

AD. Bust laureate right, with fold of cloak on front

shoulder and behind neck / Pharos (lighthouse) of

Alexandria. RPC 5368 (1 spec.). Apparently only

the second recorded Pharos coin of Hadrian with

this denomination and year. Some strong pitting on

obverse, otherwise Fine

$400

396.

Lot of two bronze coins of Antinous, one ex

Dattari.

(1) AE 28, 11.75 g. Year 19 = 134/5 AD.

Bare-headed, draped bust of Antinous right, wear-

ing hemhem crown / Antinous riding horse right,

holding caduceus. RPC 6073 (12 spec., including

this one). Ex Dattari 2083, this coin illustrated in

Dattari-Savio, pl. 104. (2) A second example of the

same coin, AE 26-28, 10.63g. VG

$200

397.

Lot of three bronze coins of Aelius Caesar and

Faustina II, including one ex Dattari.

(1) Aelius

Caesar, AE 25, dated COS II = 137 AD, 8.35g.

Bare-headed, draped bust right / Homonoia stand-

ing left holding patera and cornucopia. RPC 6242

(36 spec.). (2) Faustina II under Marcus Aurelius,

AE 23, Year 4 = 163/4 AD, 6.33g. Bust draped right

/ Canopus left. Cologne 2111 (same dies). Dattari-

Savio pl. 194, 9378 (same dies). (3) Faustina II

under Marcus Aurelius, AE 24, Year 5 = 164/5 AD,

7.80g. Bust draped right / Eagle with wings folded

standing left, head right. Dattari-Savio pl. 195, 3639

(this coin). Emmett 2317/5 (R5, citing this coin).

Fine

$150

398.

Lot of four billon tetradrachms of Antoninus

Pius and Faustina II, including two ex

Dattari.

(1) Antoninus Pius, Year 7 = 143/4 AD,

12.54g. Head laureate right / Athena standing right

holding spear and Nike, shield leans against spear.

Dattari-Savio pl. 109, 8107 (this coin). Emmett

1368/7 (R5, citing di Demetrio 164). (2) Antoninus

Pius, Year 17 = 153/4 AD, 12.01g. Bust laureate,

draped left, seen from front / Dikaiosyne seated left

holding scales and cornucopia. Dattari-Savio pl.

110, 8141 (this coin). (3) Antoninus Pius, Year 23