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AR20 - Diocletian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 286-287 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ |
| Reverse description | Athena (or Roma) enthroned to the left, wearing helmet and long robes, holding a small Nike in her extended right hand and a spear in her left hand; a shield rests below at her side. The composition is typical of Alexandrian reverses of the Tetrarchic period, rendered in a schematic but recognizable style. The regnal year legend L Β appears in the field, denoting Year 2 of the Alexandrian era corresponding to 286–287 AD. |
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Regnal year 2 of Diocletian's reign places this piece in the immediate aftermath of his seizure of power following the murder of Numerian in 284 AD. Alexandria's mint was among the last in the empire still producing tetradrachms on the old Ptolemaic weight standard — a localized tradition that Rome had long tolerated but that Diocletian would soon bring to heel with his currency reforms of 296, which effectively ended the distinctive Alexandrian coinage altogether.