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Tetradrachm - Diocletianus Athena
| Issuer | Alexandria Mint |
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| Year | 287-288 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Γ ΟVΑΔ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ |
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By 287–288, the Alexandrian tetradrachm had been so thoroughly debased that billon in name was silver in little more than memory — bronze content dominated, with silver reduced to a surface wash at best. Diocletian would address this collapse head-on with his currency reforms of 294–296, which effectively killed the Alexandrian tetradrachm series entirely after three centuries of continuous production. This piece dates to just a few years before that termination.