EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.39 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 528.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 500

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.39 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mummiform Osiris (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding scepter tipped with jackal-head; L IZ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1446 corr. (date given as L Z); K&G 32.535; RPC III 5823; Emmett 883.17 (R5 = Dattari 1446). Toned, some porosity. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.


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