EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 221/2). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 543.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 500

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 221/2). Laureate and draped bust right / Nilus reclining left, holding a cornucopia, from which emerges a genius, and a reed; to left, a Nilometer as an obelisk with two genii attendants; two additional genii by the reed; L Є (date) in exergue. Köln 2347; Dattari (Savio) 9821; K&G 56.65; RPC VI Online 10156; Emmett 2947.5. Dark brown patina. Good VF. Rare and popular type.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997.

The Nilometer, in this case a stone obelisk that measured the inundation of the Nile, was a prominent landmark in Egyptian culture. It was vital as a calendar to mark the passing of the seasons and for assessing the fertility of the land, which depended on the annual Nile flood. It occurs frequently in Egyptian art, surrounded by attendants and the fruits of the fertile river.

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