EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4). Near VF.

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Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4). Draped bust right / Tyche reclining left on lectisternium (couch), holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; L IZ (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3269; K&G 38.90; RPC IV.4 1514; Emmett 1964.17. Red-brown surfaces, minor porosity, edge flaws. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, 22 August 1992.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 12:10:20 ET.

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