EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.09 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 118/9). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 514.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.09 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 118/9). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Bust of Nilus right, crowned with taenia and lotus buds, draped left shoulder; cornucopia at right shoulder; L Γ (date) to right. Köln 772; Dattari (Savio) 7447; K&G 32.82; RPC III 5147; Emmett 875.3. Dark red-brown patina, obverse flan flaw. Near VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, 18 November 1996.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:51:00 ET.

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