EGYPT, Alexandria. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Commodus (AD 180/1). Near VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 539.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 750

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Commodus (AD 180/1). Draped bust right / Tyche enthroned left, holding rudder in right hand and double cornucopia in left; wheel below throne; L KA (date) to upper left. Köln 2262; Dattari (Savio) 3974; K&G 42.8; RPC IV.4 3384; Emmett 2629.21. Toned with some iridescence, edge roughness, some silvering remains. Near VF. All of the coinage of Crispina from Alexandria is extremely rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Triton IV, 5 December 2000), lot 371 (hammer $1300); Classical Numismatic Auctions IV (21 September 1988), lot 306; Empire Coins 3 (5 May 1985), lot 237.


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