EGYPT, Alexandria. Tacitus. AD 275-276. Potin Tetradrachm (21mm, 6.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 275/276). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elpis standing left, holding lotus blossom and raising a fold of her skirt; ЄTOVC A (date) to left and right. Köln 3118-9; Dattari (Savio) 5516; K&G 110.6; Emmett 3975.1. Dark brown patina with traces of verdigris. Good VF.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex D. Alighieri Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 207, 25 March 2009), lot 332 (hammer $525).