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
Lot: 575.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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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.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Fred B. Shore, 21 October 1989.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:11:20 ET.

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