EGYPT, Alexandria. Volusian. AD 251-253. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Trebonianus Gallus (AD 252/3). VF.

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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Volusian. AD 251-253. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Trebonianus Gallus (AD 252/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Serapis standing left, wearing calathus, raising right hand, holding long scepter in left; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2846; Dattari (Savio) 5130; K&G 84.9; RPC IX 2322; Curtis 1481 (this coin); Emmett 3688.3. Toned, light roughness, underlying silvering. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 24 April 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Olympus, April 1983; Curtis Collection, no. 1481; Tinch, July, 1951.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 12:57:20 ET.

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