EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 29 (AD 188/9). VF.

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Lot: 380. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 29 (AD 188/9). Laureate head right / Commodus, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar entwined by serpent and holding long scepter; being crowned by Nike, to right, advancing left, and holding palm branch; L KΘ (date) to left. Köln 2239; Dattari (Savio) 3856; K&G 41.109; RPC IV.4 Online 3535; Emmett 2540.29. Even red-brown patina with some green, a few edge splits. VF. An attractive example in-hand.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 1367.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:06:20 ET.

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