EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 143/4). VF.

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Lot: 365.

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 300

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 143/4). Laureate head right of Antoninus Pius / Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right of Marcus Aurelius; L Z (date) below. Cf. Köln 1437 (for similar issue); Dattari (Savio) 8046 (same dies); K&G 35.210; RPC IV.4 Online 660; Emmett 1406.7 (R4). Deeply toned, light porosity, minor flan flaw. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 23 April 2010.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:01:20 ET.

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