EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 24.74 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 109/10). VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5662. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 24.74 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 109/10). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Harpocrates of Canopus with crocodile body, standing on garlanded basis left, raising hand to mouth and holding cornucopia; to left, Egyptian altar; L IΓ (date) across field. Köln 530 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 895 var. (same); K&G 27.233 var. (same); RPC III 4396.3; Emmett 500.13. Green-brown patina, light porosity, cleaning marks. VF. Very rare variety. RPC does not list this bust type, RPC 4396.3 is “uncertain laureate bust” but this obverse has clear drapery on the left shoulder.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Jean Elsen. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 29.


Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:40:20 ET.



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