EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.70 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (117/8). VF.

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Lot: 352. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.70 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (117/8). Laureate bust right, draped left shoulder; star to right / Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena right, wearing aegis; L B (date) across fields. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7377 = RPC III 5073.2 = Figari - Mosconi 226 (this coin); K&G –; Emmett 817.2 (RY 2 not recorded). Toned, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, only three known to RPC including this coin.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Auctiones 26 (16 September 1996), lot 381; Giovanni Dattari Collection no. 7377.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 11:57:00 ET.

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