EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 27 (AD 186/7). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 565
Lot: 532.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 27 (AD 186/7). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Laureate head of Zeus right, traces of drapery on left shoulder; L K Z (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9589 = RPC IV 3505.1 (this coin); K&G 41.85 var. (bust type); Emmett 2563.27. Toned with underlying luster. Good VF. Extremely rare, the only specimen recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 252; Giovanni Dattari Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:57:00 ET.

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