CoinsRoman Provincial2nd century CE
Drachm of Alexandria under Lucius Verus with the Nile and the Nilometer
162-163 CE
Artists
Lucius VerusCoin Constituent
Marcus AureliusCoin Constituent
Description
Obv: bust of Lucius Verus with paludamentum and cuirass to r. Rev: bearded Nile, recumbent to l., crowned with lotus, wearing himation around lower body, holding reed in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; in front nilometer, in exergue water plant and crocodile to r. Dated year 3 of Marcus Aurelius (L gamma).
Dimensions
29.7 g
Provenance
W. Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu/M&M AG, Auction 21-22 October 1966 (Part 2) lot 764; Lanz, Auction 44, 16 May 1988, lot 617; Lanz, Auction 117, 24 November 2003, lot 809.
Related Artworks
View MoreCoins
Coin of Termessos Major
Unknown Artist, 2nd-3rd century CE
Bronze
2nd-3rd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Alexandria under Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius, 158-159 CE
Bronze
2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Septimius Severus, Heliopolis
Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Bronze
2nd-3rd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of the Koinon of Crete under Hadrian
Hadrian, 2nd century CE
Bronze
2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Tarsus under Caracalla
Caracalla, 188-217 CE
Bronze
2nd-3rd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of the Island of Syros under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus, 2nd century CE
Bronze
2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Phlius under Geta
Geta, 198-209
Bronze
2nd-3rd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Amphipolis under Commodus or Marcus Aurelius
Commodus, 2nd century CE
Bronze
2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Hemidrachm of Alexandria under Hadrian
Hadrian, 132-133 CE
Bronze
2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Hadrianopolis-Sebaste under Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus, 2nd-3rd century CE
Bronze
2nd-3rd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of the Koinon of Bithynia under Trajan
Trajan, 1st-2nd century CE
Bronze
1st-2nd century CERoman ProvincialCoins
Coin of Korykos
Unknown Artist, 31 BCE-280 CE
Bronze
1st century BCE-3rd century CERoman Provincial