EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/60). Good VF.

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Lot: 501. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/60). Radiate bust right, traces of drapery on left shoulder / Euthenia and Homonoia standing facing, heads looking inward toward each other; Euthenia holding grain ears, calathus at her feet, left; and Homonoia holding cornucopia and patera; L K Γ (date) in center field. Köln 1838; Dattari (Savio) 2235; K&G 35.805; RPC IV.4 2120; Emmett 1389.23. Brown patina, light porosity, obverse metal flaw. Good VF. Rare, only two in CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from CNG, 17 October 2005.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 12:46:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.