EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.07 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Elagabalus (AD 219/20). VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 506. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.07 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Elagabalus (AD 219/20). Draped bust right / Draped bust of Isis left wearing crown of solar disk and plumes; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2356; Dattari (Savio) 4223; K&G 61.14; RPC VI Online 10062; Emmett 3056.3. Dark brown patina, light porosity, edge flaw. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 355, 15 July 2015), lot 409.

The obverse legends on nearly all of Maesa’s Alexandrian coinage style her as “mother of the camps” (MHT[ηρ] CTPA[τοπέδον]).

Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:48:20 ET.

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