EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 22.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Near VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 677. Estimated: $ 500

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (33mm, 22.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Laureate head left / Apis bull, standing right, with crescent on flank; altar before; L ЄNN ЄAK Δ (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2013; K&G 32.631; RPC III 5947; Emmett 912.19. Brown patina, some roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 66; Harvey J. Hoffer Collection (Harmer Rooke, 12 December 1986), lot 1004 (part of).

In Egyptian mythology, Apis is a sacred bull worshipped primarily in Memphis. Identified as the son of Hathor, he served as an intermediary between humans and other powerful deities (first Ptah, later Osiris, then Atum). During the colonization of Egypt, Greek and Roman authors had much to say about the Apis bull: the markings by which the black calf was recognized, the manner of his conception by a ray from heaven, his house at Memphis with a court for his amusement, the mode of prognostication from his actions, his death, the mourning at his death, his costly burial, and the rejoicings throughout the country when a new Apis was found. Auguste Mariette's excavation of the Serapeum of Saqqara revealed the tombs of more than sixty animals, ranging from the time of Amenhotep III to the Ptolemaic dynasty.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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