EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.85 g, 11h). Metelite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5538. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.85 g, 11h). Metelite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / MЄ TH ΛI, Isis standing facing, head left, wearing basileion, holding grain ears in right hand and hawk in left, L IA (date) to right. Köln 3412; Dattari (Savio) 6320; K&G N32.1; RPC III 6440; W&G 1; Emmett 1248.11 (R3). Dark green patina with red, some roughness. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Stein A. Evensen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 475, purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 12:59:00 ET.



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