EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 18.73 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 114/5). VF.

Triton XXIX
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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 18.73 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 114/5). AVT TPAIAN API CЄ B ΓЄ[PM ∆AKIK], laureate bust right, aegis on left shoulder / Zeus enthroned left, holding scepter in right hand and thunderbolt in left; at feet left, eagle standing left, head right; L I H (date) across field. Köln 683 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 1069-70 var. (same); K&G 27.612 var. (same); RPC III 4876 var. (same); Emmett 611.18 (R4). Dark brown surfaces, trace deposits, flan crack, minor smoothing. VF. Unpublished bust type, unique.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica E (4 April 1995), lot 2929; Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1899.


The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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