EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). VF.

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Lot: 514. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). Draped bust right / Homonoia standing left, raising right hand, holding double cornucopia with left; L Δ (date) to left. Köln 2357; Dattari (Savio) 4222; K&G 61.22; RPC VI Online 10093; Emmett 3055.4 (R4). Brown patina, spots of roughness. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Joel D. Coen, 25 April 1987.

The obverse legends on nearly all of Maesa’s Alexandrian coinage style her as “mother of the camps” (MHT[ηρ] CTPA[τοπέδον]).

Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 12:51:00 ET.

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