403, Lot: 449. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. As Caesar, AD 222. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.31 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221/222). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ares standing facing, head left, holding parazonium and reversed spear; shield at feet to left; L Є (date) to left. Köln 3484; Dattari (Savio) 4239; K&G 62.3; Emmett 3071.5. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces.
From the Hermanubis Collection.