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EGYPT, Alexandria. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Diobol (25mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Septimius Severus (AD 197/8). Near VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
Description
EGYPT, Alexandria. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Diobol (25mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Septimius Severus (AD 197/8). Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 2809.6 (RY 6 not recorded); Demetrio 2313 var. (obv. legend, date arrangement). Dark green-brown patina with light earthen highlights, some roughness, cleaning scratches. Near VF. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 31 March 2015.
Extremely rare and presently unique. The only other similar specimen is in the Demetrio collection housed in the Numismatic Museum of Athens; it has a shorter obverse legend and the date on the reverse is in the lower left field.
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.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 31 March 2015.
Extremely rare and presently unique. The only other similar specimen is in the Demetrio collection housed in the Numismatic Museum of Athens; it has a shorter obverse legend and the date on the reverse is in the lower left field.
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.
