EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/18). Near VF.

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Lot: 378.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/18). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Serpent Agathodaemon erect to right, crowned with skhent, coiled around caduceus and grain ears; L B (date) in field. Köln 743 var. (caduceus and grain ear reversed); Dattari (Savio) 1538-9 var. (same); K&G 32.7 var. (same); RPC III 5011; Emmett 803.2. Toned. Near VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Barry Murphy, 14 August 2010.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:05:40 ET.

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