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Diocletian (AD 284-305). Egypt. Alexandria Æ Tetradrachm / Alexandria |
$45.00 |
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Attribution: Emmett 4025
Date: Dated Year 5 - AD 288/9
Obverse: A K Γ OYAΛ ΔΙOKΛHTIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Alexandria standing left, holding head of Serapis and scepter, L-Є (date) across fields
Size: 19.81mm
Weight: 6.93 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: VF, deep brown patina with light green highlights. Purchased for $1.20 according to included yellowed 2x2. I purchased this coin as part of a small group some years ago from an old timer who said he was 19 years old when he fought at the Battle of the Bulge.
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