EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/7). Good VF.

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Lot: 557.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/7). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Asclepius standing left, sacrificing from patera over lighted altar to left, and leaning on serpent-entwined staff to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4862; K&G 74.57; RPC VIII Online 3202; Emmett 3472.4 (R5). Brown patina, short flan cracks. Good VF. Extremely rare, superior to the Dattari specimen. Only the Dattari example known to RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Empire Coins 8 (7 December 1987), lot 696; Spink & Sons, September 1976.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 13:05:20 ET.

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