EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 10.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 183/4). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 543.
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 (27mm, 10.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 24 (AD 183/4). Laureate head right / Bust of Nilus right, draped left shoulder, crowned with taenia and lotus buds; before, cornucopia at shoulder; L K Δ (date) across field. Köln 2215-6; Dattari (Savio) 3874; K&G 41.44; RPC IV.4 3441.23 (this coin); Emmett 2552.24. Dark brown patina, roughness, cleaning marks. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 113, 11 May 2005), lot 188; French's MBS (17 March 1973).


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 13:00:40 ET.

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