EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.40 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 of Severus Alexander (AD 232/3). VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 604.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 300

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.40 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 of Severus Alexander (AD 232/3). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Bust of Hermanubis right, wearing calathus and lotus petal, palm over shoulder; before, winged caduceus with palm frond; L IB (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC VI Online 10586 = Curtis 1130 (this coin); Emmett 3207.12 (R5). Gray patina, light porosity, spots of verdigris. VF. Extremely rare, presently unique.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XV (5 June 1991), lot 409; Col. James W. Curtis Collection (Hans Schulman, 17 June 1958), lot 340.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:21:00 ET.

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