Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.78 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and resting hand set on grounded shield; L A (date) across field. Köln 2609; Dattari (Savio) 4680; K&G 70.3; RPC VII.2 3670; Emmett 3371.1 corr. (Athena holding Nike, spear, and shield). Red-brown patina, peripheral roughness on the reverse. VF. Rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 1027. Estimate: 500 USD |