EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 9.27 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Valerian I & Gallienus (AD 258/9). VF.

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Lot: 462.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 9.27 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Valerian I & Gallienus (AD 258/9). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing left, head right, with wings gathered, holding wreath in beak; L ς (date) across field. Köln 3002; Dattari (Savio) 5376; K&G 93.3; RPC X Online 75410; Emmett 3776.6 (R2). Brown patina, slight roughness, traces of silvering remaining. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 27 July 2009. Ex Colosseum Coin Exchange, June 1984; Keith Emmett Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:33:40 ET.

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