Hadrian, AE drachm


AVT KAIC TRAIAN ADRIANOC CEB, laureate bust right.
Isis Pharia standing right, peplos floating behind, 
holding sail with both hands, sailing towards the
Pharos lighthouse.
Date L-I-H across field.

PHAROS REVERSE, 117-138. AE Drachm of Alexandria Egypt, . Laureate bust r./
Isis Pharia stg. r. holding sistrum and billowing sail, the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria to the right topped by three 
statues. VF/VF+. 
Excellent example of this large coin which portrays 
one of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World. 
Very rare this nice.

Milne 1414; Koln 1125.

With kind permission of www.edgarlowen.com, Oct. 2011.