Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5480 Numistats ref: 674123

No match
The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage Category
EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Hemidrachm (30.5mm, 11.28 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Agathodaemon serpent erect right, wearing skhent, with a caduceus in its coils vis-à-vis the Uraeus serpent erect left, wearing solar disc and horns, with a sistrum in its coils; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1929; Dattari (Savio) 12299; K&G 37.75; RPC IV.4 1615.12 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 172 (this coin); Emmett 1904.17 (R4). Brown and tan surfaces with touches of red, some roughness, edge splits. VF. Rare, only two of this type in CoinArchives.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 172; Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 1067.
Description
VF Grade
172.58 EUR Starting
287.63 EUR Estimate
EUR Realized