EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.31 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/4). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 573
Lot: 493.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.31 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/4). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, slight drapery on left shoulder; before, cornucopia; L I Z (date) across upper field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2287; K&G 35.581; RPC IV.4 1483; Emmett 1412.17 (R3). Dark brown patina, patch of verdigris. Good VF. Very rare, only three recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 18 November 1999.


Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 12:44:00 ET.

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