EGYPT, Alexandria. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Potin Tetradrachm (21mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 292/3). Near EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 559. Estimated: $ 1 000

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Coin-in-Hand Video, Potin

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Potin Tetradrachm (21mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 292/3). ΦΛA KωCTANTIOC K, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Draped bust of Isis left, wearing crown of horns and solar disk; L A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10765-6; K&G –; RPC X Online 76526; Emmett 4192.1 (R5). Dark red-brown patina, slight porosity and peripheral roughness. Near EF. Extremely rare, only the Dattari specimen in CoinArchives (hammer £1700).

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts [XXVI] (18 October 1990), lot 2538.


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.

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