EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.73 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). VF.

Electronic Auction 576
Lot: 450.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.73 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate kalathos; L H (date) across field. Köln 1459-60; Dattari (Savio) 2344; K&G 35.232; RPC IV.4 731; Emmett 1426.8. Brown patina with traces of green, reverse a bit off center. VF.

Ex Stein A. Evensen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 586, purchased from Wayne G. Sayles. Reportedly ex Col. James W. Curtis Collection, acquired from Fred Knobloch in 1964.


Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2024 at 12:29:40 ET.

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