EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 25.61 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Good VF.

Triton XXIX
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 25.61 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). AVT KAIC TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left; L Iϛ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1812 var. (obv. legend, rev. date arrangement); K&G 32.521 var. (obv. legend); RPC III 5794.6 corr. (obv. legend variety, this coin); Emmett 1021.16 (R5). Green-brown surfaces, minor marks, flan cracks. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 July 2000), lot 261; Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 1182.


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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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