EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). VF.

Electronic Auction 573
Lot: 514.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). Draped bust right / Eagle standing facing with open wings, head right with wreath in beak; L ∆ (date) in upper left field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4236; K&G 61.20; RPC VI Online 10092; Emmett 3052.4 (R4). Dark brown patina, minor marks and scratches. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 355, 15 July 2015), lot 410.

The obverse legends on nearly all of Maesa’s Alexandrian coinage style her as “mother of the camps”

Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 12:51:00 ET.

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