EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 105/6). VF.

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Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 105/6). Laureate head right / Canopus of Osiris right, set on base; L ЄNΑ ΤOY (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6856; K&G –; RPC III 4179.2 (this coin); Emmett 371.9 (R5). Toned, minor marks. VF. Extremely rare, one of two cited in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 24 April 2009. Ex Emmett Collection; Harlan J. Berk, November 1991.

Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term “canopic” to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.

Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:49:00 ET.

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