EGYPT, Alexandria. Aquilia Severa. Augusta, AD 220-221 & 221-222. Potin Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.60 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221/2). VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 595.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aquilia Severa. Augusta, AD 220-221 & 221-222. Potin Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.60 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221/2). Draped bust right / Radiate bust of Hermanubis right, wearing calathus and lotus petal, palm over shoulder; before, winged caduceus with palm frond; L Є (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4177; K&G 58.16; RPC VI Online 10192.4 (this coin); Emmett 3015.5 (R5). Brown patina, deposits on reverse. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Praefectus Coins, 30 May 2015. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VI (1 March 1989), lot 302.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:18:00 ET.

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