Diocletian Tetradrachm of Alexandria--Athena Nikephoros Seated

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Diocletian, AD 284-305
Roman billon tetradrachm, 19.2 mm, 7.24 g, 12:00
Egypt, Alexandria, AD 285-6
Obv: Α Κ Γ ΟVΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting on scepter, shield at side; L B (= regnal year 2) in field
Refs: Dattari 5638; BMCG 2485; Milne 4765; Cologne 3211; RCV 12856

 

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Diocletian, (284 - 305 A.D.)
Potin Tetradrachm
O.: A K Γ OYA Λ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB; Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
R.: Alexandria standing left holding head of Serapis and scepter, star to right, L-Є across fields (Year 5).
Alexandria mint, 288/289 A.D.
20mm
6.6g
Milne 4915, Curtis 1956

 

Nice reverse on that OP coin !


Diocletian, Tetradrachm Alexandria mint, year 9 (AD 292/293)
DIOKLETIANOCCEB, Laureate and cuirassed bust right
L - ENATOY, Nike flying right, A in exergue
7.91 gr
Ref : Emmett # 4064 (R3)

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Very nice! I have this Diocletian Athena reverse for RY 3 and 8 but can't find images right now. Hmm.

Instead, here's a new pickup I hadn't shown, a marriage issue of Elagabalus and... Aquilia Severa? That's what the auctioneer says but I didn't think the exact dates of his marriages was well documented. By my reckoning during his 4th regnal year (~29 August 220 - 28 August 221) he was in three marriages: Julia Paula, then Vestal Virgin Aqulia Severa (briefly), and then Annia Faustina.

Hmm. I'll have to dig through bios and contemporary histories to see if the dates are more definite, allowing definitive identification of the empress. Aquilia Severa seems a good bet with that time frame, and maybe he wanted to publicize the marriage, which he may have viewed as symbolic. On the other hand, maybe that same argument is stronger for this being Annia Faustina, to whom he was quickly married after the brief first marriage to the Virgin. Maybe his handlers wanted to do some damage control by publicizing his marriage to Annia Faustina? Meh... probably overthinking this. How would the public know which woman was represented by the indistinct and unnamed figure?


EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus
Regnal year 4, CE 220/1
tetradrachm
Obv: Bust right
Rev: Elagabalus standing left, lovingly clasping hands with his wife; both holding sceptres; L - Δ across fields
Ref: Emmett 2929.4 (R4); Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4098

 

DIOCLETIAN
Potin Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: AV G OVA DIOKLHTIANOC CEB, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand,shield in left hand, year LD in left field
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 286-287 AD
8.3g, 19mm
Milne 4750