EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 of Severus Alexander (AD 234/5). VF.

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Lot: 413. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 of Severus Alexander (AD 234/5). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Severus Alexander on horseback left, holding eagle-tipped scepter, right hand raised in salute; palm frond to left; L I∆ (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4455 & 10020: K&G 64.125; Emmett 3204.14. Red-brown surfaces. VF. Only three in Coin Archives. This coin is far and away the finest of the three.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 403, 9 August 2017), lot 501.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 12:17:20 ET.

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