EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 12.79 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 581
Lot: 474. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Go to Live

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 12.79 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eirene standing facing, head left, holding grain ears and caduceus; Є TOVC B (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2529; K&G 35.37 = RPC IV.4 120.5 (this coin); Emmett 1719.2. Brown patina, small scrape on reverse. Near VF. Very rare, only five recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Dmitry Markov, 28 April 2002. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XII, 26 September 1990), lot 162.


Closing Date and Time: 19 February 2025 at 12:37:40 ET.

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