EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.02 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Maximinus I (AD 235/6). VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 570.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.02 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Maximinus I (AD 235/6). Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Laureate bust of Zeus right; L B (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4648; K&G 67.9; RPC VI Online 10694.5 (this coin); Emmett 3337.2 (R4). Red-brown patina, roughness, patch of verdigris. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 27 July 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Classical Numismatic Auctions VI (1 March 1989), lot 317; Thomas O. Mabbott Collection (Schulman, 6-11 June 1969), lot 3565.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 13:09:40 ET.

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