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Message:: [QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7933502, member: 84744"]The last Alexandrian tets were produced under Domitius Domitianus.  There's some uncertainty of the date of the rebellion, but most experts now believe it occurred in 297/8... thus [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]'s dating of her wonderful example to that Alexandrian year.  There are some rare tets for the tetrarchs issued by DD, but prior to that the last tetrarchal tetradrachms date to 295/6, which is year 12 for Diocletian, year 11 for Maximian, and year 4 for both Constantius and Galerius.  So look for those dates!  [USER=104887]@Broucheion[/USER] linked a lovely year 4 Constantius example above.  Here's a year 11 Maximian, which happens to be ex Emmett:[ATTACH=full]1372115[/ATTACH] Fantastic page!  I'm jealous of your complete set of Domitianus folles.  I still haven't managed to find a Maximian. Here's one of those (though I have it ID'd as Rhescuporis VI):[ATTACH=full]1372116[/ATTACH] This guy's grave goods are to be found in the Hermitage museum.  He was killed by the Gothic king Ermanaric around 342, this coin dates to 324/5. Actually, there are some scarce Aurelians and some very rare issues under Tacitus, all from Pisidia.  Here's my Cremna for Aurelian:[ATTACH=full]1372117[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]