Description: Egypt, Alexandria, Aurelian (270 - 275 AD). Year 6, = AD 274-275 AD. A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB; laureate and cuirassed bust right / ETOVC, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak and palm on wing, S in right field.

Diameter: AE20 mm

Weight: 7,2 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: Emmett 3927

Commentary: nice patina, well centered with full legend

History: For over 500 years the tomb of Alexander the Great in Alexandria was a place of pilgrimage and a tourist attraction, but in the 3rd century AD the tomb was closed to the public and its location forgotten.

Article Number: 053-02-06-44408