EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.00 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). VF.

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Lot: 478.
Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.00 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Tyche reclining left on lectisternium (couch), holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; L Є (date) above. Köln 3093; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 106.51; RPC X Online 75715; Curtis 1807 (this coin); Emmett 3959.5 (R4). Red-brown patina, light roughness, edge splits. VF. Rare one year type.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 27 July 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Olympus, April 1983; Col. James W. Curtis Collection (Hans Schulman, 17 June 1958), lot 569 (part of); Royal, December 1952.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 12:39:00 ET.

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