EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 20.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 167/8). Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 783. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 20.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 167/8). Laureate bust left, slight drapery on right shoulder / Triptolemus, wearing elephant skin cap, holding seeds in chlamys, driving biga of serpents right; L H (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3792; K&G –; RPC III 3088; Emmett 2435.8. Dark olive brown-green patina, porosity, light deposits. Good Fine.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997.


Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 14:20:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.