EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 120/1). VF.

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Lot: 511.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 120/1). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; to right, crescent / Hadrian standing in quadriga right, togate, holding eagle-tipped scepter and laurel branch; L Є (date) to upper right. Köln 811; Dattari (Savio) 1265; K&G 32.155; RPC III 5261; Emmett 844.5 (R3). Lightly toned, minor roughness, small metal flaw on obverse. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind, 27 April 2007.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:50:00 ET.

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