EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/9). Near VF.

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Lot: 351.
Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/9). Laureate head right / [∆H MH] TEP, Demeter standing facing, head left, holding grain ears with poppies and long torch; L E (date) to lower left. Köln 133 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 220 var. (same); K&G 14.34; RPC I 5244; Emmett 115.5. Deeply toned, some die rust, peripheral weakness. Near VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 14 March 1998. Ex Christian Blom, October 1965.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:56:40 ET.

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