445, Lot: 305. Estimate $150. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.64 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Philip I (AD 246/247). Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / Philip II on horseback right, right hand raised, holding scepter over shoulder with left; L ∆ (date) across field. Köln 2791; Dattari (Savio) 5016; K&G 76.35; Emmet 3588.4 (as Caesar). VF, dark brown patina, light roughness.
From the New Orleans Collection. Reportedly ex R.S. Speck collection.