EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). VF.

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Lot: 361. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; L B (date) across field. Köln 1287; Dattari (Savio) 8127 (same dies); K&G 35.10; RPC IV. 4 Online 23; Emmett 1375.2. Toned, porosity, trace deposits. VF. A wonderful early portrait.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 247.


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

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