440, Lot: 378. Estimate $300. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 11.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus enthroned left, holding phiale and scepter; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head right; L A (date) to upper left. Köln 2605 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 4664 var. (same); K&G 68.16; Emmett 3351.1. Near VF, dark green to black patina with reddish earthen highlights/deposits, cleaning scratches. Rare.