Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII | Auction date: 14 January 2025 |
Lot number: 515 Price realized: 350 USD (Approx. 343 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on ![]() |
Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Diobol (24mm, 8.86 g, 1h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Harpocrates seated left on lotus flower, wearing hem-hem crown, rising right hand to mouth, holding flail in left hand; above left, star; ЄTOYC B (date) around. Köln 1305 var. (no star, different crown); Dattari (Savio) 2571; K&G 35.44 var. (same); RPC IV.4 146.12 (this coin); Emmett 1751.2 (R3). Red-brown patina with spots of verdigris, porosity. Near VF. Rare variety with the star in left field. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 1291; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 86; Coin Galleries (23 August 1989), lot 419. Estimate: 500 USD | ![]() |