EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 100/1). Near VF.

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Lot: 438. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 100/1). Laureate head right / Hawk standing right, head left; L Δ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 4143.1 (this coin); Emmett 676.1 (date unrecorded); Emmett p. 288, 4. Brown patina, slight roughness, area of weakness on reverse. Near VF. Extremely rare, one of two recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 10 December 2008. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; William Turner Collection (Alex Malloy Catalogue LIII, 1988), lot 157.


Closing Date and Time: 19 February 2025 at 12:25:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.