EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 22.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). VF.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 22.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNINOC ЄVC CЄB, bareheaded heroic bust right, aegis on left shoulder / Nilus seated left on hippopotamus walking left, holding two stalks of grain with his right hand and cradling a cornucopia in his left arm; ЄT O YC B (date) around. Köln 1307; Dattari (Savio) 2774; K&G 35.18; RPC IV.4 79.3 (this coin); Emmett 1626.2. Dark brown surfaces, light smoothing on obverse, edge split. VF. Very rare, one of three known.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 88; Waddell FPL 38 (1989), no. 116.


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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