361, Lot: 848. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 227/8). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serapis standing left, right hand raised, holding transverse scepter; L EB∆OMOY (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4358; K&G 62.99; Emmett 3134.7. Near VF, reddish-brown patina with touches of green. Rare.
From the Syracuse Collection, purchased privately from Stephen Huston.