EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.65 g, 12h). Labors of Herakles series. Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 599. 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, 23.65 g, 12h). Labors of Herakles series. Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). AYT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right / Herakles and the Cretan Bull – Herakles standing left, grappling with both hands the reverted head of Cretan Bull standing left behind; Bull has right foreleg and tail raised; L ΔЄ KATOV (date) around. Köln 3475 var. (bull right); Dattari (Savio) 12279; K&G 35.352 var. (bull right); RPC IV.4 984.5 (this coin); Emmett 1549.10 (R4). Dark brown surfaces, light roughness, smoothing, details enhanced. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex James E. Cain Collection (Triton V, 8 January 2008), lot 537.

Compelled to capture the Cretan Bull, which had sired the Minotaur, as his seventh Labor, Herakles sailed to Crete. There, Minos the king of Crete, gave the hero permission to take the bull away, as it had been causing destruction on the island. Herakles strangled the bull with his bare hands, and shipped it back to Athens. Although Eurystheus wished to sacrifice the bull to Hera, the goddess refused the sacrifice because it reflected glory on her sworn enemy. The bull was released and wandered into the town of Marathon, where it became known as the Marathonian Bull.

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.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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