Description: Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 AD). AE Drachm, struck 143/144 AD. ANTWNEINOC CEB EYCEB; laureate head left / Triptolemos driving biga of serpents right, date (LZ) above.

Diameter: AE32 mm

Weight: 20,62 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: Köln 1663; Dattari (Savio) 2905

Commentary: scarce; dark olive-green patina with some deposits

History: In the first half of the 2nd century AD Alexandria was a thriving place of Christian theology with Basilides writing first commentaries to Gospels and his son and disciple Isidore.

Article Number: 052-04-04-41652