EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 22.80 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5678. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 22.80 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Athena standing facing, head left, holding grain ears in right hand and spear in left; shield decorated with Athena attacking anguipede giant at side, L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1070; Dattari (Savio) 1644; K&G 32.538; RPC III 5826; Emmett 921.17. Brown patina, slight roughness, scratches, short edge split. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from John Jencek, August 2007.


Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:45:40 ET.



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