EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/60). VF.

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Lot: 527.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/60). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from the front / Draped busts of Sarapis, wearing taenia and ornate calathus vis-à-vis Isis wearing headdress of two plumes on a solar disk with a horn to either side; L K Γ (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2377; K&G 35.817; RPC IV.4 2143; Emmett 1434.23 (R3). Toned. VF. Rare. Found in Alexandria; Pre-UNESCO.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 7 October 1997. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 525 (February 1962), no. A87.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:55:20 ET.

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