EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 43/4). VF.

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Lot: 366.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 43/4). Laureate head right; L Δ (date) below chin / MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ, Messalina, veiled, standing left, leaning on column, holding two children in outstretched right hand, grain ears with left. Köln 81; Dattari (Savio) 125; K&G 12.35; RPC I 5145; Emmett 74.4. Deeply toned, light roughness. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, 7 April 1987.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:01:40 ET.

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