362, Lot: 362. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 240/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nilus reclining left on hippopotamus(?), holding reed and cornucopia; L ∆ (date) in left field. Köln 2647 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 4763; K&G 72.90; Emmett 3419.4. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces.
From the Hermanubis Collection.