EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.57 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 176/7). VF.

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Lot: 374. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.57 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 176/7). Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing right, head left; L IZ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3405; K&G 37.407; RPC IV.4 Online 3310.2 = Curtis X-758 (this coin); Emmett 2089.17 (R5). Toned, areas of porosity, minor edge splits. VF. Extremely rare. One of two known.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 24 April 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Berk BBS 99 (25 November 1997), lot 797; Col. James W. Curtis Collection (published 1969).


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:04:20 ET.

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