EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.22 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). VF.

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Lot: 436. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.22 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nilus reclining left on hippopotamus, wearing lotus wreath, holding reed and cornucopia; L A (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari 4696; K&G 72.13; RPC VII.2 3696; Emmett 3347.1. Brown patina, light roughness, edge split. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997. Thomas O. Mabbott Collection (Schulman, 6-11 June 1969), lot 3572.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:25:00 ET.

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