Unusually High Silver Content

244, Lot: 373. Estimate $100. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 244). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L-A (date) across field. Köln 2696; Dattari (Savio) 4933 K&G 74.1. VF. Abnormally high silver content for this period.