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Triton XXI Sessions 1 & 2 9 Jan 2018
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.67 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 of Philip I (AD 247/248). M ωT CЄOVHPA CЄ M CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Half-length figure of Roma facing, head left, her right hand raised in salute, holding a scepter with her left; L Є (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4994 (this coin); K&G 75.56; Emmett 3562.5 (R4 – citing Milne 3726); Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 221 (this coin). Near EF, toned with nice silvering showing through. Extremely rare with a stunning reverse type. Exceptional detail on Roma's tunic and cuirass.
From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection, purchased from Renzo Canavesi, Sagno, 1996. Ex Renzo Canavesi Collection (Sagno); Dr. Piero Beretta Collection (Milan); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4994.
This exceptional reverse type is most certainly connected to the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome.
From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection, purchased from Renzo Canavesi, Sagno, 1996. Ex Renzo Canavesi Collection (Sagno); Dr. Piero Beretta Collection (Milan); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4994.
This exceptional reverse type is most certainly connected to the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome.