359, Lot: 224. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. As Caesar, AD 222. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221/2). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena Nikephorus standing left, holding shield set on ground; L Є (date) to left. Köln 2396; Dattari (Savio) 4241; K&G 62.5; Emmett 3073.5. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces.
From the Hermanubis Collection.