Rare Gordian II Potin Tetradrachm

342, Lot: 476. Estimate $750. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian II. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.59 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield; L A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 3352 (R5) = CNA VI, lot 319 (this coin). Near VF, brown surfaces. Rare reverse type for Gordian II.

Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VI (1 March 1989), lot 319.