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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Hemidrachm (27.5mm, 17.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 of Antoninus Pius (AD 154/5). Near VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Hemidrachm (27.5mm, 17.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 of Antoninus Pius (AD 154/5). M AVPHΛIOC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nike, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond and reins with left, driving galloping biga right; L I H (date) above and below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9053 = RPC IV.4 1739.1 = Figari & Mosconi 824 (this coin); K&G –; Emmett 1907.18 (RY18 not recorded). Brown patina, some peripheral roughness, die flaw on obverse. Near VF. Extremely rare, presently unique. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries, 12 February 2006. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Two – Lot 288–557 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries, 12 February 2006. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Two – Lot 288–557 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
