Diocletian Tetradrachm

bronzemat

A new tetradrachm. Usually not fan of potins, but this one I liked.

Diocletian, (284 - 305 A.D.)
Potin Tetradrachm
O.: A K Γ OYA Λ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB; Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
R.: Alexandria standing left holding head of Serapis and scepter, star to right, L-Є across fields (Year 5).
Alexandria mint, 288/289 A.D.
20mm
6.6g
Milne 4915, Curtis 1956

Aethelred

I own a few of these and while I am more a fan of First Century Alexandrian Tetradrachms, these have a certain charm.

Aethelred

Between the Curtiss and Milne books, is one better than the other? Do both cover only the Imperial era?

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@Aethelred said:
Between the Curtiss and Milne books, is one better than the other? Do both cover only the Imperial era?

Dunno about Curtiss, but I use Milne & Emmett.