EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 123/4). Near VF.

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Lot: 353. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 123/4). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress; L H (date) across field. Köln 854; Dattari (Savio) 1248 var. (Hadrian’s bust with slight drapery); K&G 32.249; RPC III 5439; Emmett 853.8 (R4). Toned, minor marks. Near VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Bradbury K. Thurlow Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions VI, 1 March 1989), lot 276.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 11:57:20 ET.

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