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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 8151800, member: 87200"]Nice one. I thought about bidding on that one and see that it went to a good home!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a couple of Maximian pieces, the top one is my most recent acquisition of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT. Alexandria. <i>Maximianus</i>, first reign, 286-305.</b> Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 7.26 g, 12 h), RY 8 = 292/3. ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximianus to right. <i>Rev.</i> Є/ΤΟΥC / H within laurel wreath. Dattari (Savio) 5999. Emmett 4161.8. K&G 120.67. Extremely rare. Light deposits<i>, otherwise,</i> very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s (with collector’s ticket).</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet3-jpg.1328487/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p><br /></p><p>20mm, 8.0 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: AK M OVA MAEIMIANOC CEB</p><p>Laureate, draped bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak; star in left field, L-Delta</p><p><br /></p><p>Date: Year 4 = A.D. 289-290</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Milne 4921, Emmet 4108</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you like it and feel free to post any Alexandrian tets!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet1-jpg.690746/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet2-jpg.690747/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 8151800, member: 87200"]Nice one. I thought about bidding on that one and see that it went to a good home! Here's a couple of Maximian pieces, the top one is my most recent acquisition of the type. [B]EGYPT. Alexandria. [I]Maximianus[/I], first reign, 286-305.[/B] Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 7.26 g, 12 h), RY 8 = 292/3. ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximianus to right. [I]Rev.[/I] Є/ΤΟΥC / H within laurel wreath. Dattari (Savio) 5999. Emmett 4161.8. K&G 120.67. Extremely rare. Light deposits[I], otherwise,[/I] very fine. [I]From the Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s (with collector’s ticket).[/I] [I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet3-jpg.1328487/[/IMG][/I] -- 20mm, 8.0 grams Obverse: AK M OVA MAEIMIANOC CEB Laureate, draped bust right Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak; star in left field, L-Delta Date: Year 4 = A.D. 289-290 Reference: Milne 4921, Emmet 4108 I hope you like it and feel free to post any Alexandrian tets! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet1-jpg.690746/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxtet2-jpg.690747/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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