EGYPT, Alexandria. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.16 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Gordian III (AD 242/3). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 619.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 400

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.16 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Gordian III (AD 242/3). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate calathus, scepter behind right shoulder; L ς (date retrograde) to right. Köln 2690 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 4834; K&G 73.27; RPC VII.2 3868.4 (this coin); Emmett 3457.6 (R5). Brown patina, light porosity, small edge chip. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 355, 15 July 2015), lot 442.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:26:00 ET.

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