EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.68 g, 11h). Dated RY 19 (AD 155/6). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 573
Lot: 494.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.68 g, 11h). Dated RY 19 (AD 155/6). Laureate and draped bust right / Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopia; L I Θ (date) across field. Köln 1754; Dattari (Savio) 8144bis; K&G 35.669; RPC IV.4 1750; Emmett 1377.19 = Curtis 601 (this coin). Toned, a few deposits. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Olympus Coins, February 1983; Gordon Dickie Collection (Empire 7, 2 May 1987), lot 168; Col. James W. Curtis Collection (Hans Schulman, 17 June 1958), lot 184 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 12:44:20 ET.

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