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Maximianus Alexandrian Tetradrachm Coin Type: Potin tetradrachm of Maximianus, 286-305 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, 289-290 CE.
Size and Weight: 18.4mm, 7.7g
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
A K MA OVA MAXIMIANOC CEB
Reverse: Alexandria standing left, wearing radiate crown, holding head of Serapis in right hand in front, and tall sceptre in left hand behind.
L Δ
Provenance: WCNC (Vcoins), October 2005
Ref: Curtis-Milne 2052; BMC 2593
BW Ref: 003 028 051
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