CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
AD 268-270
Potin Tetradrachm. 10.63g, 22.4mm
MINTED: EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 3 (AD 270)
REF: Dattari (Savio) 5413; K&G 104.34; Emmett 3877.3
OBVERSE: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.REVERSE: Eagle standing right, with palm frond over shoulder, holding wreath in beak; L-Γ (date) across field.
Provenance:
From an old Swiss Collection, purchased in the 1960s/1970s from Numiphil Basel (with their original ticket).
Grade/Notes:
Good Fine. Dark, greenish-black patina.
Historical Notes:
Egypt supplied as much as half of Rome’s annual grain supply, and was as such a hugely important province. Its economic and cultural heart was Alexandria, the second largest city in the Empire with a population of more than half a million during the time of Augustus. The coins of Roman Egypt were heavily used in daily commerce, and most often found in extremely worn condition. They are nevertheless highly collectible and interesting, sometimes featuring unique Egyptian-themed reverses and deities.
CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS . EGYPT, Alexandria . Potin Tetradrachm . *Pedigreed*
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