Description: Egypt, Alexandria, Maximianus Herculius (285 - 310 AD). Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint 291-292 AD. MAΞIMIANOC CEB; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Elpis standing left, flower in right, raising drapery with left, star behind, L - Z (year 7) across fields.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 7,5 g

Grade: gVF/gVF

Attribution: Milne 5028; Curtis 2072; Geissen 3316; BMC 2557; SNG Cop 1047

Commentary: great detail, brown patina with bronze highlights, well centered

History: Herculius' daughter, Fausta became the wife of the future emperor Constantine I.

Article Number: 019-02-07-41652