EGYPT, Alexandria. Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 8.48 g, 1h). Dated RY 5 (March - June AD 272). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising her right hand upward, holding a double cornucopia with her left; L Є (date) to left. Köln 3064; Dattari (Savio) 10610; K&G 109.2; Emmett 3910.5; Bland, Coinage 54. Rough brown surfaces. Near VF. Extremely rare.
From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (4 April 2001), lot 927.