Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Marcus Aurelius

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 150–151

Mint: Egypt, Alexandria

Dimensions

Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 23.12 gm. Die Axis: 12

Accession Number

1985.1195

Medium or Technique

Bronze

Not On View

Collections

The Ancient World

Classifications

Coins

Obverse: Draped bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eirene standing left with corn ears in right hand, caduceus on left arm.
Year 14 = AD 150/151.
Inscription in Greek.

Provenance

By date unknown: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection (one of 302 Alexandrian coins [1985.1028–1985.1329] acquired by Godfrey Peckitt in Egypt prior to World War II); date unknown: inherited from Mrs.Godfrey Peckitt by Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; July 11, 1969: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 27, 1985

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule