EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.40 g, 11h). Hypselite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). VF.

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Lot: 589. Estimated: $ 300

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. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.40 g, 11h). Hypselite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / YΨHΛI, Isis/Outo standing facing, head left, wearing basileion, holding ram standing left and long scepter; L IA (date) to right. Köln 3402; Dattari (Savio) 6277; K&G N19.5; RPC III 6347.9 (this coin); W&G II.1; Emmett 1247.11 corr. (rev. description). Red-brown surfaces, light porosity. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 216 (27 July 2021), lot 259; Classical Numismatic Auctions XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1910. With old ticket “Painter Collection 1910”.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:16:00 ET.

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