EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 253/4). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 566
Lot: 475.
Closing Date: Jul 17 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Potin

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 253/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Athena Nikephoros seated left on throne, holding a scepter and crowning Nike; L A (date) across field. Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC X Online 87840 (this coin illustrated); Curtis –; Emmett 3727.1 (R5). Brown patina with a trace of silvering, minor red and green deposits, slight roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare – one of only two recorded by RPC.

Ex Keith Emmett Collection, purchased from Olympus, 1995.


Closing Date and Time: 17 July 2024 at 12:38:00 ET.

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