403, Lot: 474. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 233/234). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Alexandria standing facing, head left, wearing elephant-skin cap, holding two grain ears and vexillum; L IΓ (date) to right. Köln 2484; Dattari 4265; K&G 62.190; Emmett 3088.13. Near EF, dark gray-brown surfaces. Fine style portrait.
From the Hermanubis Collection.