EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 785.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche reclining left on lectisternium (couch), holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; palm frond right in exergue; L I (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4442; K&G 62.149; RPC VI Online 10466; Emmett 3179.10 (R4). Dark brown patina, edge flaw. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, November 21 1994. Ex Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part I, 19 July 1950), lot 352 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 14:21:20 ET.

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