- Choice Fine Alexandria Roman Egypt large module drachm coin.
- Rare Sphinx reverse type struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius in his 8th Alexandrian year, L H = 144/145 CE. Type utilized only in three reign years.
- Emmett: 1682/8, rated as R4 (rarity scale from R1 to R5), 23.48g, approx. 33mm.
- Obverse: Emperor laureate head right.
- Reverse: Winged female Sphinx couched right with left leg resting on wheel, date L H in ex.
- Sphinx is a mythological creature with a lion's body and a human's head. Sphinxes are depicted on Alexandrian coinage, serving as a direct numismatic link to the Great Sphinx of Giza. The sphinx resting its paw on a wheel or beside it, symbolizes the cyclical nature of time and eternity.
- Lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
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