Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558Auction date: 20 March 2024
Lot number: 520

Price realized: 225 USD   (Approx. 207 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.80 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Philip I (AD 244/5). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Radiate and draped bust of Helios right; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 5024; K&G 76.5; RPC VIII Online 3181; Emmett 3589.2 (R5). Brown surfaces, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 817605 (August 2008).


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 402

Price realized: 650 USD   (Approx. 604 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.00 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 of Philip I (AD 244/5). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm over shoulder; LB (date) in right field. Köln 2783; Dattari (Savio) 5032 = RPC VIII Online 2524 = Figari & Mosconi 1571 (this coin); K&G 76.08; Emmett 3596.2. Gray patina, some silvering remains, minor edge splits. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Dattari Collection, no. 5032.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 403

Price realized: 110 USD   (Approx. 102 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.69 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Philip I (AD 245/6). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing ram's horn and Isis crown; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2785; Dattari (Savio) 5048; K&G 76.14; RPC VIII Online 2584; Emmett 3615.3. Red-brown surfaces, minor porosity, deposits, small patch of verdigris. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Moneta, 20 March 2011.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 404

Price realized: 190 USD   (Approx. 176 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.33 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Philip I (AD 246/7). Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, gorgoneion on cuirass / Philip I, laureate, on horseback right, chlamys flowing from shoulder, right hand raised, holding scepter over shoulder with left; L ∆ (date) across fields. Köln 2792; Dattari (Savio) 12476; K&G 76.34; RPC VIII Online 2820; Emmet 3588.4 (as Caesar). Brown patina, light roughness. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Empire Coins 8 (7 December 1987), lot 706.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560Auction date: 17 April 2024
Lot number: 528

Price realized: 350 USD   (Approx. 329 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.30 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Philip I (AD 246/7). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, decorated with gorgoneion, seen from the front / Tyche seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia; L Δ (date) in left field. Köln 2793; Dattari 5044; K&G 76.39; RPC VIII Online 3169; Emmett 3610.4. Lightly toned. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Birkler & Waddell III (10 December 1981), lot 435.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 559

Price realized: 1,600 USD   (Approx. 1,465 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Potin Tetradrachm (21mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 292/3). ΦΛA KωCTANTIOC K, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Draped bust of Isis left, wearing crown of horns and solar disk; L A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10765-6; K&G –; RPC X Online 76526; Emmett 4192.1 (R5). Dark red-brown patina, slight porosity and peripheral roughness. Near EF. Extremely rare, only the Dattari specimen in CoinArchives (hammer £1700).

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts [XXVI] (18 October 1990), lot 2538.


Estimate: 1000 USD