| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 502 Price realized: 120 USD (Approx. 111 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.22 g, 12h). Dated RY 30 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 189/90). Laureate head right / Radiate and draped bust of Helios right; L Λ (date) before. Köln 2247; Dattari (Savio) 3865; K&G 41.121; RPC IV.4 Online 3550.24 (this coin); Emmett 2543.30. Toned, area of porosity on obverse. Good VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 728. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 511 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 306 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 30 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 189/90). Laureate head right / Bust of Selene left, wearing taenia; crescent moon before, L Λ (date) behind. Köln 2252; Dattari (Savio) 3889; K&G 41.124; RPC IV.4 3553; Emmett 2558.30. Attractive find patina, light porosity. VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 30 June 1994. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 510 Price realized: 70 USD (Approx. 66 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Dated RY 29 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 188/9). Laureate head right / Zeus seated left on throne, holding long scepter and thunderbolt; LK Ө (date) across field. Köln 2244; Dattari (Savio) 3896; K&G 41.114; RPC IV.4 3540; Emmett 2567.29. Dark find patina, edge chips. Good VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions IV, 21 September 1988), lot 304. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 509 Price realized: 60 USD (Approx. 56 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.73 g, 11h). Dated RY 28 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 187/8). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate calathus; L K H (date) across field. Köln 2231; Dattari (Savio) 3881; K&G 41.93; RPC IV.4 3517; Emmett 2555.28. Dark brown surfaces. VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 819586, September 2008. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 542 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 870 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.29 g, 12h). Dated RY 33 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 192). Λ AIΛ AVP KOM ЄVCЄ CЄ Є[VTV], laureate head right / ΡωΜΑΙƱΝ Η Ρ ΑΚΛЄΑ, Commodus, as Herakles, standing facing, head left, holding the Golden Apples of the Hesperides and leaning on club, lion's skin draped over his right arm; behind him, Nike standing left, crowning him with her right hand, holding palm frond with her left; L ΛΓ (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) pl. 320, 599; K&G –; RPC IV.4 Online 3571.3 (this coin); Emmett –. Dark grey-brown surfaces. VF. Extremely rare, only four in RPC, two in CoinArchives, including this coin. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 355, 15 July 2015), lot 398 (hammer $1100). Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Herakles was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these was to steal the Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Herakles asked the Titan Atlas, the father of Hesperides whose task it was to hold up the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reticent to give up his freedom, and told Herakles that he would take back the apples to Tiryns for him. Herakles thereupon tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens while Herakles adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 537 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 177). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; IZ/L (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 14.10; RPC IV.4 3325.4 (this coin); Emmett 2487.17 (R5). Dark brown surfaces, minor marks and scratches. VF. Very rare first issue after Commodus' elevation to Augustus. Only four known to RPC. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 105, 10 May 2017), lot 606. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
