455, Lot: 243. Estimate $750. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Vaballathus (AD 272). Draped bust of Zenobia right, wearing stephane / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L Є (date) to lower left. Köln –; Dattari 5512; K&G 108.2; Emmett 3912.5 (R2). Dark brown surfaces with touches of green, some light smoothing and minor tooling. Near VF. Rare.

From the J.B. Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin, Spring 2005.