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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 2863240, member: 87200&quot;]Diocletian and Maximian were the last rulers to strike billon tetradrachms of Alexandria. So in a sad way, the monetary reforms they enacted ended a remarkable tradition of Roman rulers issuing these coins for the folks of Alexandria and presumably circulating throughout Roman Egypt.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What could one purchase with such a coin? Who knows. But it is true that the size, weight, and metal quality diminished over time particularly in the third century when the antoninianus was debased beyond recognition. So here is an example of one of the last tets issued during the Imperial period. This one comes from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] &#039;s auction of last week where I was the fortunate winner. </p><p><br /></p><p>Type: Potin Tetradrachm</p><p>Obverse: A K ΓOYA L DIOKLHTIANOC CEB</p><p>Laureate bust of Diocletian right</p><p>Reverse: Eusebia left, sacrificing, dropping incense onto altar </p><p>LE Year 5, 288 A.D.</p><p>Reference: Milne 4896</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]682536[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]682537[/ATTACH] </p><p>Feel free to post your Diocletian tets or any Alexandrian coins you please! Thanks for looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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