EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 18.41 g, 6h). Dated RY 6 of Philip I (AD 248/9). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 791.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 18.41 g, 6h). Dated RY 6 of Philip I (AD 248/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche, wearing kalathos 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) 5069; K&G 76.75; RPC VIII Online 3177; Emmett 3626.6 (R5). Brown surfaces, smoothing. Near VF. Very rare, four recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Ephesus Numismatics, 21 August 2006.


Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 14:23:20 ET.

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