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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3495020, member: 85693"]Thank you all for your imput. I got this specimen the way I got a lot of my coins - because it was cheap, and poorly photographed on eBay. Coins like this are for me a lot of fun because I can spend hours trying to figure out what they are (and pestering you fine folks on Coin Talk <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p>The OP was tough because of the missing legend - but because it had a Nike facing left and a delta, there was a limited number of examples I could find online (again, lacking Emmett, Milne, etc., my research was amateurish). For a while I thought it was Galerius, based on a Vcoins example I found:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriamaximianus_gallerius_ad_293311_as_caesar_ad_293305billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad2956nike_walking_left/855134/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriamaximianus_gallerius_ad_293311_as_caesar_ad_293305billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad2956nike_walking_left/855134/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriamaximianus_gallerius_ad_293311_as_caesar_ad_293305billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad2956nike_walking_left/855134/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But the obverse legend didn't really seem to match...</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP came with another tet ($10 for the pair, nobody else bid). Despite some issues, I was really pleased with them - great chunky flans, interesting portraits:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]925674[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The one on the left is (I think):</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt Potin Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>Maximianus</b></p><p><b>Year 5 (289/290 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Alexandria Mint </b></p><p>A K M A OVA MAΞIMIANOC CEB, laur., dr. & cuir. bust right / Homonoia stg. l. holding branch & cornucopiae, star & EL left.</p><p>Milne 4939; BMC Alex. 2564; SNG Cop 1038</p><p>(8.77 grams / 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>I also found another one at my local coin shop last week, $15 and probably not worth it, but I like to support local merchants!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]925675[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt Potin Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>Maximianus</b></p><p><b>Year 3 (287/288 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Alexandria Mint </b></p><p>A K M A OVA MAΞIMIANOC CEB, laur., dr. & cuir. bust right / Homonoia stg. l. holding branch & cornucopiae, L-Γ across fields.</p><p>Milne 4855; BMC Alex. 2563; Curtis 2091; Geissen 3292.</p><p>(5.84 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, thank you for the input.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3495020, member: 85693"]Thank you all for your imput. I got this specimen the way I got a lot of my coins - because it was cheap, and poorly photographed on eBay. Coins like this are for me a lot of fun because I can spend hours trying to figure out what they are (and pestering you fine folks on Coin Talk :angelic:). The OP was tough because of the missing legend - but because it had a Nike facing left and a delta, there was a limited number of examples I could find online (again, lacking Emmett, Milne, etc., my research was amateurish). For a while I thought it was Galerius, based on a Vcoins example I found: [url]https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriamaximianus_gallerius_ad_293311_as_caesar_ad_293305billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad2956nike_walking_left/855134/Default.aspx[/url] But the obverse legend didn't really seem to match... The OP came with another tet ($10 for the pair, nobody else bid). Despite some issues, I was really pleased with them - great chunky flans, interesting portraits: [ATTACH=full]925674[/ATTACH] The one on the left is (I think): [B]Egypt Potin Tetradrachm Maximianus Year 5 (289/290 A.D.) Alexandria Mint [/B] A K M A OVA MAΞIMIANOC CEB, laur., dr. & cuir. bust right / Homonoia stg. l. holding branch & cornucopiae, star & EL left. Milne 4939; BMC Alex. 2564; SNG Cop 1038 (8.77 grams / 17 mm) I also found another one at my local coin shop last week, $15 and probably not worth it, but I like to support local merchants! [ATTACH=full]925675[/ATTACH] [B]Egypt Potin Tetradrachm Maximianus Year 3 (287/288 A.D.) Alexandria Mint [/B] A K M A OVA MAΞIMIANOC CEB, laur., dr. & cuir. bust right / Homonoia stg. l. holding branch & cornucopiae, L-Γ across fields. Milne 4855; BMC Alex. 2563; Curtis 2091; Geissen 3292. (5.84 grams / 18 mm) Again, thank you for the input.[/QUOTE]
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