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An Alexandrian potin tetradrachm of the emperor Maximianus with a reverse showing Hercules Coin Type: Potin tetradrachm of Maximianus, 286-305 CE.
Mint and Date: Alexandria, 291-292 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm x 21mm, 7.85g
Obverse: MAXIMIANOC CEB
Laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: Naked Hercules standing facing, head left, club and lion-skin in left hand behind, right hand holding a small figure of Victory who offers him a wreath.
Field Marks: Star in right field. Z over L in left field (regnal year 7)
Provenance: del550 (eBay), July 2008
Ref: Milne 5024.
BW Ref: 015 052 130
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