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AR20 - Diocletian L Ζ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 291-292 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximian facing right, portrayed in three-quarter rear view. The emperor's radiate crown and military attire are rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style. The encircling Greek legend reads ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Maximianus Sebastos), identifying the Augustus. The portrait exhibits the bold, somewhat schematic workmanship typical of late third-century Alexandrian tetradrachm coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ |
| Reverse description | Elpis, the personification of Hope, advancing to the left in long, flowing drapery, her right hand raising the hem of her skirt and her left hand extending forward holding a flower. A star appears in the field to the left or right of the figure, serving as a mint or control mark. The regnal date LΖ (Year 7, corresponding to 291–292 AD) appears in the reverse field, following standard Alexandrian dating convention. The figure is rendered in the simplified, linear style characteristic of late Roman Egyptian provincial coinage. |
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