CNG 109, Lot: 511. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23.2mm, 13.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield set on ground; L A (date) across field. Köln 2609; Dattari (Savio) 4680; K&G 70.3; Emmet 3371.1. VF, dark brown surfaces, some roughness.

From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (January 2000).