403, Lot: 480. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 234/235). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and scepter; at his feet, eagle standing left, head right; L I∆ (date) to upper left, palm frond to right. Köln 2496; Dattari (Savio) 4396; K&G 62.218; Emmett 3146.14. Good VF, dark gray-brown surfaces. Fine style portrait.
From the Hermanubis Collection.