Details
LOT 3466
Divus Carus Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Died AD 283.
Struck under Carinus, circa AD 283-285. ΘЄധ ΚΑΡധ CЄΒ, laureate head to right / AΦIЄP-ധCIC, lit altar decorated with garland. Köln 3167-68; Dattari (Savio) 5570-71; K&G 113.5; Emmett 3995. Very Fine.(7.67gr, 20mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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