EGYPT, Alexandria. Carinus. AD 283-285. Potin Tetradrachm (19.5mm, 8.30 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). Near EF.

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Lot: 542. Estimated: $ 100

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Carinus. AD 283-285. Potin Tetradrachm (19.5mm, 8.30 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Carus (AD 283/4). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; L B (date) across field. Köln 3177-9; Dattari (Savio) 5584; K&G 115.10; RPC X Online 75851; Curtis 1918 (this coin); Emmett 4007.2. Dark brown patina. Near EF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Bart Lewis, 25 July 1984. Col. James W. Curtis Collection, no. 1918.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 13:00:20 ET.

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