EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 20.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/9). Near VF.

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Lot: 402. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 20.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/9). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing calathus, holding rudder and cornucopia; L ΔωΔЄ KATOV (date) around. Köln 1916; Dattari (Savio) Supp. pl. 21, 8; K&G 37.24; RPC IV.4 1125.6 (this coin); Emmett 1902.12 (R5). Brown patina, light roughness, obverse flan flaws. Near VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 32 (18 June 2017), lot 292; Giovanni Dattari (†1923) Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 12:13:40 ET.

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