EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Diobol (23mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Antoninus Pius (AD 156/7). Near VF.

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Lot: 624. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Diobol (23mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Antoninus Pius (AD 156/7). Draped bust right / Serpent Agathodaemon coiled erect right, wearing skhent, grain ear and caduceus in its coils; L K(?) (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; RPC IV.4 –; K&G –; Emmett 2019.20 (RY 20 unrecorded). Rough brown surfaces, porosity. Near VF. Extremely rare, unpublished and presently unique.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Sergey Nechayev, 28 July 2014.

The date is difficult to read on this specimen but a K does appear to be legible in the upper left field. The obverse is a die match to RPC IV.4 1915, also assigned to year 20.

Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:27:40 ET.

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