EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.67 g, 12h). Busirite nome. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Fine.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5531. Estimated: $ 500

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.67 g, 12h). Busirite nome. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / BOY CI PIT, Osiris of Busiris standing facing, head left, wearing Ajedjti feather crown, holding ram and long scepter; L H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6224; K&G N9.3; RPC IV.4 775.7 (this coin); W&G II; Emmett 1826.8 (R5). Brown patina with green deposits, minor marks and scratches. Fine.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Waddell 100 (30 November 2005), lot 30 (part of); Classical Numismatic Auctions XIV (20 March 1991), lot 569; Numismatic Fine Arts Fall MBS (18 October 1990), lot 2547.

Busiris, the capital of the Busirite nome, was where Isis buried her brother-husband Osiris, and thus, an important pilgrimage destination. Osiris was reborn to become the ruler of the underworld.

Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 12:56:40 ET.



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