ANCIENT: Alexandrian imperial coin

NUMERIAN Tetradrachm

 

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DIOCLETIAN Tetradrachm

 

MAXIMIANUS AE Fraction

 

Ooops ... thanks medoraman (some coin fundamentals occasionally get by the stevex6 goalie!!)

... oh well, eh?
=> I'm havin' fun!! (thanks everybody, for tolerating my style!!)

 

MAXIMIANUS Tetradrachm

 

Oops for me as well. I'm just plugging away with all my provincial coins from Alexandria.

 

FAUSTA AE3

 

ARCADIUS AE4

 

Ummm, so this doesn't count either?

yah, I'm hopeless, eh?

Carinus

 

I like the Provincials stevex6, but apparently the thread is about the Imperials

 

Obviously I disagree with this having posted the 192-196 period Alexandria mint denarii. Provincial or Imperial, Alexandria had a distinctive style that you either love or hate.

 

I wasn't aware the mint made imperial issues. When were they making these and why? Egypt was the private property of the emperor, that is why they had a closed, non-convertible, coinage system.

 

For a short period Commodus to Septimius, Alexandria produced denarii which I doubt ever circulated in Egypt but were used for military pay in the East during the civil wars. The mint was IDed as Alexandria in the 1920's and is listed in RIC for Septimius and Domna but the style is quite certain for the others compared to the tetradrachms of the same period. These are regularly listed as such by CNG, Berk and other respected houses. While the coinage of Egypt for local use may have been closed, there is no reason not to use the facilities there for increased production in the East when the need was high.

 

My coin isn't from Alexandria, but it has nice details...
Constantine ll
As Caesar..317 -337..AD..
Curr. bust right..
Gloria Exervs, two soldiers
Mint SMAN E...Antioch
19mm x 3.67 g.

 

Beautiful coin John. Great detail. Looks like the soldiers on the reverse are wearing midriffs

 

Galeria Valeria AE Follis
311 AD. Alexandria mint.
Obv.: GAL VALERIA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Galeria Valeria.
Rev.: VENERI VICTRICI - Venus holding apple and raising drapery over shoulder. [crescent]/K in l. field, Γ/P in r..
RIC 128A

 

here's a alexandrian valens...

 

here's a pretty licinius from alexandria, i love the silvering on this one..

 

For once I have something to contribute:

Sorry, bad pics.

 

On page one of this thread there is a large and attractive coin of Severus Alexander from Amasia in Pontus/quadriga facing on rectangular altar. It is not from Roman Egypt.