EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Diobol (23mm, 9.34 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 152/3). VF.

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Lot: 613. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Diobol (23mm, 9.34 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 152/3). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Serpent Agathodaemon, crowned with skhent, coiled erect right, grain ears and poppies within coils; L I ϛ (date) across field. Köln 1683-4 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 3079bis; K&G 35.542 var. (same); RPC IV.4 1448.2 (this coin); Emmett 1738.16 (R3). Dark green and brown patina with earthen highlights. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Greenpoint Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 774.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:24:00 ET.

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