EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.81 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 597.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.81 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/1). Draped bust right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder; L Δ (date, retrograde) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4209; K&G 60.6; RPC VI Online 10104.1 (this coin); Emmett 2995.5 (R5). Brown patina, silvering. Good VF. Extremely rare, two known to RPC, including this coin.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Empire Coins Auction 1 (30 May 1984), lot 94; Numismatic Fine Arts VI (27 February 1979), lot 807; Col. James W. Curtis Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:18:40 ET.

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