CNG 111, Lot: 601. Estimate $200. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.43 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 (AD 256/257). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2866; Dattari (Savio) 5165; K&G 88.26; Emmett 3713.4. VF, lightly toned. Fully silvered, and rare as such.

From the New Orleans Collection.