EGYPT, Alexandria. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. Potin Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/1). VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 631.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. Potin Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/1). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Laureate bust of Zeus right, slight drapery on left shoulder; L B (date) across field. Köln 2830; Dattari (Savio) 5109; K&G 82.3; RPC IX 2296.13 (this coin); Emmett 3661.2. Gray patina, roughness, pitting. VF.

Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 24 August 2009. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 113, 11 May 2005), lot 207; Harmer Rooke (28 May 1974), lot 1288.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:30:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.