★ A beautiful victory tetradrachm of Severus Alexander ★

EGYPT. Alexandria. Severus Alexander, 222-235. Tetradrachm (Potin, 23 mm, 13.44 g, 2 h), RY 14 = 234/5. Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ CЄΥ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. L - IΔ Trophy between two seated captives; to left, palm frond. Dattari (Savio) 4405. Emmett 3138.14. K&G 62.216. RPC VI online 10647. Very rare for this regnal year. A splendid example with a particularly attractive reverse. Good very fine.

From the Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, Leu Web Auction 16, 22-24 May 2021, 2431.