EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.27 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 479. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Sold For $ 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.27 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Isis right, crowned with taenia, solar disk and plumes; ЄΤ ЄΝΑΤ (date) around. Köln 882; Dattari (Savio) 1400; K&G 32.301; RPC III 5505; Emmett 866.9 (R4). Lightly toned, light porosity, minor metal flaws. VF. Very rare, only four known to RPC, this coin superior to any illustrated.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 196 (7 March 2011), lot 2289.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:39:20 ET.

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