EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.69 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 262/3). VF.

Electronic Auction 566
Lot: 482.
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, 11.69 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 262/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder; L I (date) across field. Dattari (Savio) 5255; K&G 90.65; RPC X Online 76667; Curtis 1611 (this coin); Emmett 3820.4 (R3). Brown patina with traces of silvering, minor deposits. VF. Extremely rare – only two in RPC. Most examples of this date bear a palm frond on the reverse. Superior to the only illustrated specimen in RPC.

Purchased by the consignor from Bill Kolmbach, December 1990. Ex Col. James W. Curtis Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 17 July 2024 at 12:40:20 ET.

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