EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Drachm (31mm, 19.94 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 (AD 248/9). Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 606
Lot: 405. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Drachm (31mm, 19.94 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 (AD 248/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche, wearing calathus and reclining left on garlanded lectisternium, holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; palm frond in exergue; L ϛ (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4952; K&G 74.114; RPC VIII Online 3059 (this coin cited); Emmett 3531.6 (R4). Olive green patina, light roughness, spots of verdigris. Good Fine. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Garth Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 113, 11 May 2005), lot 204.


Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 12:14:40 ET.

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