EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.44 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 250/1). VF.

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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.44 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 250/1). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eirene standing left, holding olive branch and short scepter; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 12484; K&G 79.29 var. (obv. legend); RPC IX 2268.9 = Curtis 1422 = Emmett 3636 (this coin). Brown patina, light roughness, edge chips. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 27 July 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Olympus; Curtis Collection, no. 1422; Royal (Augusts, 1952).


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:15:00 ET.

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