

Egypt. Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Tetradrachm (Bronze, 23.80 mm, 10.42 g) dated RY 5 (= 164-165) Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹЄ Bare bust of Marcus Aurelius right, slightly draped on the left shoulder. Rev. Euthenia draped standing right, raising wreath in the right hand and crowning personified Nilus seated left bare chest on rocks in front of her, the right leg forward, holding cornucopia in the right hand, drapery and reed leaning left on the left arm, crocodile on rocks to right, Є L (date) in two lines to left. RPC IV.4, 2705 (this coin no. 4). Dattari-Savio 3367. Geissen - (no. 2033) . Emmett 2075. Cf. Savio A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 87-92. Nice brass highlights on light-brown tone. About Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Peus Nachf. 409, 25-26.04.2013, lot 925.
Very interesting tetradrachm in more bronze than billion. In this fifth year of reign of Marcus Aurelius (164-165 AD), perhaps due to the particular abundance of crops, are quite common on coin reverses the combination of Eutheria with the Nile. The goddess of prosperity here crowns the Nile while lying on top of a crocodile and bearing his canonical symbols. A coin considered very rare by RPC, which notices only four specimens including ours at no. 4.