EGYPT, Alexandria. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 8.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6). Good VF.

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Lot: 467. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 8.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eirene standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and short scepter; star to left; L B (date) across field. Köln 3217 var. (no star); Dattari (Savio) 5655 (this coin); K&G 119.18; Emmett 4045.2. Red-brown patina, light roughness, small edge chips. Good VF.

Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 61, 8 November 2020), lot 251.

Apparently an engraver’s error, this type is supposed to have a transverse scepter on the reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 16 August 2023 at 12:35:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.