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An Alexandrian coin of the emperor Diocletian with a Eusebia reverse Coin Type: Potin tetradrachm of Diocletian, 284-305 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, 288-289 CE.
Size and Weight: 17.5mm, 7.6g
Obverse: Laureate, draped bust right.
A K ΓOYA Λ ΔIOKΛΗTIANOC CEB
Reverse: Eusebia standing left, right hand dropping incense onto an altar, right hand holding up a fold of her peplos behind.
L Є
Provenance: Imperial Coins & Artifacts (Vcoins), April 2007
Ref: Curtis 1995, Milne 4898
BW Ref: 014 031 107
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