EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 164/5). VF.

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Lot: 373. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 164/5). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Sarapis, as fountain-god, standing left, holding uncertain object (taenia?); standard to right; L Є (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3376; K&G 37.234; RPC IV.4 Online 2712; Emmett 2079.5. Toned, light porosity. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Victor England (Classical Numismatic Group), 20 March 1991.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:04:00 ET.

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