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Lot number: 519

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right; L A (date) below chin / AΛEΞAN ΔPIA, draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Köln 245; Dattari (Savio) 324; K&G 18.1; RPC I 5358; Emmett 182.1 (R2). Deeply toned, minor marks and scratches, reverse die shift, reverse slightly off center. VF. An excellent example.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 1 August 2018. Ex The New Orleans Collection.


Estimate: 500 USD