EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 43/4). VF.

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Lot: 467.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 43/4). Laureate head right; L ∆ (date) before / MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ, Messalina standing facing, head left, leaning on short column, holding two children in outstretched right hand, grain ears with left; to left, lituus. Köln 82; Dattari (Savio) 126; K&G 12.36; RPC I 5146; Emmett 74.4. Dark brown patina, minor marks, some peripheral weakness. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 26 May 2009.


Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 12:35:20 ET.

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