EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 9.23 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). Good VF.

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Lot: 532. Estimated: $ 150

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Sold For $ 190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 9.23 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right, head left, with wreath in beak, wings gathered; L Є (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10596; K&G –; RPC X Online 75712.3 = Emmett 3930.5 (this coin – R5). Red-brown patina, light roughness, surface crack. Good VF. Extremely rare, three known to RPC including this coin.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 24 April 2009. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XIV (20 March 1991), lot 553; Keith Emmett Collection, no. 634.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:57:00 ET.

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