EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 22.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 103/4). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 755.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 22.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 103/4). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis on left shoulder / Euthenia reclining left on androsphinx, wearing grain-ear wreath, holding grain ears; L Z (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III –; Emmett 786.7 var. (date unlisted). Dark olive brown patina with some green, minor deposits. Near VF. Unpublished for this date. Emmett lists only one drachm for Trajan’s year 7 (R5) and two others as (R5?), there are no drachms for year 7 in RPC. This coin’s date is clear, confirming his minting of drachms in this year.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Kent Froseth, 24 April 1999.


Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 14:11:20 ET.

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