EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 140/1). Good VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 575. Estimated: $ 1 500

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

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 140/1). AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNINOC ЄVC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Hermes right, wearing lotus-bud headdress, caduceus over left shoulder; L Δ (date) to right. Köln 1351; Dattari (Savio) 2633; K&G 35.80; RPC IV.4 263.4 (this coin); Emmett 1573.4 (R5). Dark brown surfaces, slight roughness, small spot of verdigris, lightly double struck. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, April 2011. Ex Peus 360 (27 April 1999), lot 700; Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 504.


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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