EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 28 (AD 187/8). VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 545.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 28 (AD 187/8). Laureate head right / Commodus standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and scepter; to his right, Alexandria standing facing, head left and wearing turreted crown, placing laurel wreath on Commodus’ head and holding [two grain ears]; L K H (date) across field. Köln 2230; Dattari (Savio) 3854; K&G 41.92; RPC IV.4 Online 3515.35 (this coin); Emmett 2537.28. Dark gray-brown patina with some red, slight porosity. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 359, 9 September 2015), lot 208.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 13:01:20 ET.

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