EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.49 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). VF.

Triton XXIX
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.49 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). AYT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Jupiter in Sagittarius – Centaur galloping right, drawing bow and arrow, star above his head; above centaur, bust of Jupiter (Zeus) right with slight drapery; L H (date) below. Köln 1503; Dattari (Savio) 2973; K&G 35.263; RPC IV.4 840.12 (this coin); Emmett 1693.8. Red-brown surfaces, slight roughness, edge splits, die break on reverse. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Continental Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XVIII, 3 December 1991), lot 403.


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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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