EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.76 g, 11h). Dated RY 22 (AD 158/9). VF.

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Lot: 387.
Closing Date: Nov 20 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 (24mm, 12.76 g, 11h). Dated RY 22 (AD 158/9). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Nike and spear; L K B (date) around. Köln 1821 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 2326; K&G 35.778 var. (same); RPC IV.4 2043.5 = Curtis 654A (this coin); Emmett 1425.22 (R5). Green-brown patina, minor deposits. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 24 April 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Col. James W. Curtis Collection (Olympus Coins FPL 5, Winter 1982/3), no. 86; Nix (March, 1962); Bajoc (July, 1955).


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 12:08:40 ET.

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