EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Antoninus Pius (AD 156/7). Near VF.

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Lot: 531.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Antoninus Pius (AD 156/7). Draped bust right / Pius on horseback right, raising right hand in salute and holding transverse scepter. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9077; K&G –; RPC IV.4 1855.6 (this coin); Emmett 1941.20 (R5). Toned, porosity, some find patina. Near VF. Extremely rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Peter Lowrek Collection (Gemini XI, 12 January 2014), lot 451; Elsen 113 (16 June 2012), lot 533.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:56:40 ET.

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