EGYPT, Alexandria. Numerian . AD 283-284. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 8.50 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). Good VF.

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Lot: 576.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Numerian . AD 283-284. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 8.50 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike and spear, shield below; star to right; L B (date) across field. Köln 3194; Dattari (Savio) 5608; K&G 114.8; RPC X Online 75848; Curtis 1939 (this coin); Emmett 4013.2. Brown patina, lamination flaw on reverse. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from CNG, 8 March 1991. Ex Col. James W. Curtis Collection (Hans Schulman, 17 June 1958), lot 598 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 13:11:40 ET.

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