EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (32mm, 26.38 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 165/6). Good Fine.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 691. Estimated: $ 750

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

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (32mm, 26.38 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 165/6). Λ AYPHΛIOC OYHPOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Banquet of the Gods: lectisternium (couch) with curved arms; from right to left: Serapis seated left, wearing kalathos, holding wreath above Harpocrates kneeling right before him; before, Isis seated right wearing headdress, holding scepter and uraeus; to left, Demeter seated left, wearing kalathos and holding grain ears; far to left, Hermanubis seated left, holding caduceus; beneath the kline in three niches: on each side, a canopic jar, in the middle, Tyche reclines left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping up head with hand; L ϛ (date) in exergue. Unpublished. Brown patina, roughness, edge splits. Good Fine. Extremely rare. Similar types are known for Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and Caracalla, all are extremely rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 1 July 1997. Reportedly ex English Civil Servant’s Collection.


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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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