391, Lot: 395. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.71 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 240/241). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing facing, head left, holding scepter and raising hand in salute; L ∆ (date) to left. Köln 2648 (reverse described as Roma?); Dattari (Savio) 4766; K&G 72.86; Emmett 3420.4 (R5-rev. described as Roma). VF, dark brown surfaces. Very rare type.

From the Hermanubis Collection.