EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 25.48 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Good Fine.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 678. Estimated: $ 500

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 25.48 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Laureate head left / Column surmounted by serpent coiled right, wearing skhent crown; to right, Hygieia(?) standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding wreath; L ЄN N ЄA K Δ (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7689; K&G –; Matthijs 991A = RPC III 5978.4 (this coin); Emmett 991.19 (R5). Brown patina, deposits, light porosity. Good Fine. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XII, 26 September 1990), lot 139; Johns Hopkins University Collection [inv. 31.1.320] (Part III, Bank Leu & Numismatic Fine Arts, 29 March 1984), lot 484j (part of).


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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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