EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 115/6). Near EF.

Triton XXIX
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 115/6). AVT TPAIAN API CЄB ΓЄPM ∆AKIK, bust right, wreathed in grain ears, aegis on left shoulder / Nilus standing left, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left; to right, Euthenia, standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding grain ears in left; L I Θ (date) across field. Köln 698 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 1013 var. (same); K&G 27.650; RPC III 4910.3; Emmett 561.19. Green and brown patina. Near EF. Very rare bust variety.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 36; Empire Coins 2 (30 September 1984), lot 92.


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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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