EGYPT, Alexandria. Numerian . AD 283-284. Potin Tetradrachm (19mm, 7.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). EF.

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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Numerian . AD 283-284. Potin Tetradrachm (19mm, 7.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, wings displayed, between two signa; star to left of eagle’s head; L B (date) above. Köln 3191; Dattari (Savio) 5617; K&G 114.7; RPC X Online 75864; Emmett 4018.2. Red-brown patina. EF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 2 September 2020. Ex Pegasi BBS 106 (16 March 1998), lot 172; Bill Kalmbach Collection.


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

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