390, Lot: 383. Estimate $750. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 10.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nilus reclining left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; L A (date) to left. Köln 2603; Dattari (Savio) 4660 var. (obv. legend); K&G 68.12; Emmett 3347.1 var. (reclining on hippopotamus). VF, reddish-brown surfaces with patches of green, some roughness. Rare.