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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Maximian

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Diocletian

Date286-287 CE

MediumDebased silver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions11/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in., 6.9 g (1.8 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm, 1/4 oz.)

Object number2018.010.1520

Label TextObverse: Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian, right, seen from rear

Reverse: L B (date, year 2), with figure of Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt; to left or right, star

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