EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4). Near VF.

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Lot: 401.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4). Draped bust right / Bust of Nilus right, crowned with taenia and lotus buds; before, cornucopia. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9098; K&G 38.88; RPC IV.4 1511; Emmett 1954.17. Toned, red and green deposits, light roughness. Near VF. Rare; four in RPC and one in CoinArchives but Emmett lists it as (R2).

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 26 May 2009.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:13:20 ET.

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