EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 242/3). Good VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5558. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 242/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, slight drapery on right shoulder, wearing ram’s horn and crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L ς (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10291; K&G 72.123; RPC VII.2. 3837.21 (this coin); Emmett 3436.6. Dark brown patina. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 427, 22 August 2018), lot 402.


Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 13:05:40 ET.

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