EGYPT, Alexandria. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 295/6). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Draped bust of Sarapis right, wearing ornate kalathos; L I B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 5744; K&G 119.134; RPC X Online 76310; Emmett 4074. Dark brown patina, area of corrosion and verdigris on obverse, some roughness. VF.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 15 September 2009.
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