EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.01 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). VF.Electronic Auction 563 The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.01 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ΔHM • ЄΞO V C • VΠAT • B •, Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding a patera and cornucopia; to left, lighted altar . Köln 1271 var. (obv. bust type); Dattari (Savio) 7989; K&G 34.1; RPC III 6141; Emmett 1350. Brown patina, light roughness. VF. Rare bust type, seven known to RPC. |