EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 26.51 g, 11h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Near VF.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 26.51 g, 11h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CЄB, laureate head left / Hermanubis standing facing, head right, holding caduceus in right hand and palm frond in left; to left, jackal standing left, head right; L Є N NЄAK • Δ (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1714 var. (bust right); K&G 32.658 var. (same); RPC III 6008.1 (this coin); Emmett 987.19 (R5). Dark brown surfaces, light porosity, cleaning scratches. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, July 2004. Ex Berk BBS 131 (2 April 2003), lot 569.

Hermanubis became a dominant figure in the Greco-Egyptian pantheon during the Ptolemaic period, combining the features of Anubis and Hermes. Both guided souls to the afterlife and were messengers between the worlds of the living and the dead.

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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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