EGYPT, Alexandria. Aemilian. AD 253. Billon Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.85 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 253). Good VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 553. Estimated: $ 1 000

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

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aemilian. AD 253. Billon Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.85 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 253). A K M AIMΛ AIMIΛIANON ЄYC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Alexandria, wearing turreted crown, standing left, raising right hand, holding scepter in left; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10509-10; K&G 85.3; RPC IX 2326; Curtis 1487 (this coin); Emmett 3692.2 (R4). Dark brown patina, light porosity, edge chip. Good VF. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 19 April 2018. Ex Kalmbach Collection; Col. James W. Curtis Collection, no. 1487.


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Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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