EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian II. AD 238. Billon Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.40 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 551. Estimated: $ 2 000

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian II. AD 238. Billon Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.40 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). A K M AN ΓOPΔIANOC AΦP ЄYCЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike in extended right hand, spear in left, shield leaning against throne; L A (date) to lower left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10159 = RPC VII.2 3641.2 = Figari & Mosconi 1364 (this coin); K&G –; Emmett 3353.1 (R5). Red-brown surfaces, light roughness, edge chips. VF. Extremely rare, four known to RPC, including this coin, one more in CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Praefectus Coins, 15 December 2015. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 381; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 10159.

Each of the five coins studied were struck from the same reverse die. At first glance, it appears that the A in the date is double struck, but on closer inspection, it is an A over Δ. The reverse die has most likely been recarved from a year four tetradrachm of Maximinus, used the previous year and earlier in the same year.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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