EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.70 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 of Severus Alexander (AD 230/1). VF.

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Lot: 521. Estimated: $ 300

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.70 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 of Severus Alexander (AD 230/1). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Alexandria standing facing, head left, wearing elephant’s skin headdress, raising right hand and holding grain ears; to left, palm frond; L I (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4462; K&G 64.27; RPC VI Online 10424.3 (this coin); Emmett 3190.10 (R4). Lightly toned, trace deposits. VF. Struck on a broad flan, high sliver content. Very rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall MBS (18 October 1990), lot 2451.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 12:53:20 ET.

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