EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Maximinus I (AD 236/237). VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5555. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Maximinus I (AD 236/237). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Bust of Zeus-Ammon right, slight drapery on left shoulder, wearing ram’s horn and crown of solar disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L Γ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4651 & 10148; K&G 67.10; RPC VI Online 10714.5 (this coin); Emmett 3339.3 (R3). Brown patina, light roughness. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VIII (27 September 1989), lot 278.


Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 13:04:40 ET.

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