Coins of Roman Egypt

Tranquillina wife of Gordian III
2477	A.D. 241/242	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (13.71 gm).		Dattari 4847. Milne 3432. BMC 1937. Curtis 1312.
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters l., head reverted, wreath in beak, date L—Ε across field.

2478	A.D. 241/242	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.19 gm).		Cf. Dattari 4821 (LΖ). Milne —. BMC 1935. Curtis —.
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Draped bust of Hermanubis r., wearing modius, palm-caduceus in front, date LΕ behind.

2479	A.D.241/242	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.90 gm).		Dattari 4825. Milne 2458 var. (Gordian III). BMC —.
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, date L—Ε across field.

2480	A.D. 243/244	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (14.18 gm).		Dattari 4824. Milne 3478. BMC 1927. Curtis —, but Cf. 1313 (LΕ).
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Homonoia standing facing, head r., raising hand hand holding double cornucopiae, date L Ζ in l. field.

2481	A.D. 243/244	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (14.18 gm).		Dattari 4841. Milne 3482. BMC —. Curtis —. Cologne 2695.
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Tyche reclining l. on garlanded couch, holding rudder and lifting hand to head, date L Ζ in upper l. field.

2482	A.D. 243/244	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (14.18 gm).		Dattari 4842. Milne 3465. BMC1917. Curtis —.
Obv: Draped bust of Tranquillina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Bust of Zeus r., with draped l. shoulder, date L Ζ across field.

Philip I A.D. 244-249
2483	A.D. 245/246	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.79 gm).		Dattari —, but cf 4909-11 (LΑ, LΒ, Lς). Milne 3617 . BMC —, but cf 1979-80 (LΑ, LΒ).
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I r., viewed from front.
Rev: Sarapis standing facing, head r., wearing modius and holding sceptre, date L—Γ across field.

2484	A.D. 246/247	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (13.48 gm).		Dattari 4856. Milne 3683. BMC 1988v (obv. leg., Alexandria turreted). Curtis 1320v (obv. leg., Alexandria turreted).
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Alexandria standing facing, head l., holding bust of Sarapis and transverse sceptre, date L—Δ across field.

2485	A.D. 248/249	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.64 gm).		Dattari 4892v (obv. leg.). Milne 3765. BMC 1968. Curtis 1354.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I r., viewed from front.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, date Lς in front.

2486	A.D. 249	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.98 gm).		Dattari 4883v (obv. leg.). Milne —. BMC —, but cf. 1984 (LΓ with var. obv. leg). Curtis —, but cf. 1344 (LΓ with var. obv. leg).
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Bust of Hermanubis r., wearing modius, draped l. shoulder, palm-caduceus in front, date LΖ behind.

Otacilia Severa wife of Philip I
2487	A.D. 245/246	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.35 gm).		Dattari 4984. Milne 3595. BMC 2020. Curtis —.
Obv: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Homonoia standing facing, head l., raising hand and holding double cornucopiae, date LΓ in l. field.

2488	A.D. 246/247	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.82 gm.)		Dattari 4958v (LΔ in front). Milne 3681. BMC 2032v (obv. leg.). Curtis X-1374.
Obv: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Bust of Alexandria l., wearing turreted cap, date L—Δ across field.

2489	A.D. 246/247	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (14.72 gm.)		Dattari 4965v (obv. leg.). Milne —. Cf. BMC 2007 (Lς). Curtis —.
Obv: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Draped and cuirassed bust of Athena r., wearing triple-crested Attic helmet with griffin device on bowl, transverse spear in front, date L—Δ across field.

2490	A.D. 246/247	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.51 gm.)		Dattari 4976, pl. xii. Milne 3658. BMC 2014. Curtis 1381 (obv. leg.).
Obv: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Eusebeia, veiled, standing facing, head l., dropping incense over lighted altar and holding incense box, date LΔ in upper field.

2491	A.D. 248/249	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.43 gm)		Dattari 4044, pl. iv, this coin. Milne —. BMC —. Curtis X-920.
Obv: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Athena standing facing, head l., holding Nike and restinig l. hand on round shield, date L—ς across field.

Philip II as Caesar, A.D. 244-247
2492	A.D. 244/245	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.91 gm)		Dattari 5032. Milne 3545. BMC 2045. Curtis —.
Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, date LΒ in front.

2493	A.D. 246/247	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.46 gm)		Dattari 5016. Milne 3687. BMC 2052. Curtis 1394.
Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Emperor on horseback r., raising hand and holding transverse sceptre, date L—Δ across field.

Trajan Decius A.D. 249-251
2494	A.D. 202/203	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.38 gm)		Dattari 5095. Milne 3838. BMC —. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius r., viewed from front.
Rev: Trophy flanked by two seated captives, date L—Β across field.

Herennia Etruscilla wife of Trajan Decius
2495	A.D. 250/251	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.64 gm)		Dattari 5099, this coin. Milne 3818. BMC 2088. Curtis 1437.
Obv: Draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla r.
Rev: Athena standing facing, head l., holding Nike and resting l. hand on spear, date L—Β across field.

Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, A.D. 250-251
2496	A.D. 250/251	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (12.91 gm)		Dattari 5107. Milne 3834. BMC 2087, pl. xxxi. Curtis 1434.
Obv: Bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Roma standing facing, head l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre in l., date LΒ in l. field.

Trebonius Gallus A.D. 251-253
2497	A.D. 252/253	Open Plate VIII
Potin tetradrachm (11.36 gm)		Dattari 5110. Milne 3856. BMC —. Curtis 1454.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonius Gallus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Alexandria standing three quarters l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre, date L—Γ across field.

2498	A.D. 252/253	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.63 gm)		Dattari 3115. Milne 3847. BMC 2104. Curtis 1462.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonius Gallus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Homonoia standing three quarters l., raising r. hand and holding double cornucopiae, date L—Γ across field.

Volusian A.D. 251-253
2499	A.D. 252/253	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.10 gm)		Dattari 5124. Milne 384v (obv. leg.). BMC 2109. Curtis 1474.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian r.
Rev: Laureate and draped bust of Asclepius r., serpent staff in front, date LΓ behind.

2500	A.D. 252/253	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.92 gm)		Dattari —. Milne —. BMC —. Curtis —. Same reverse for Trebonius Gallus, see Dattari 5116, Milne 3849, and Curtis 1465.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, date L—Γ across field.

Aemilian A.D. 253
2501	A.D. 253	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (12.88 gm)		Dattari 5129. Milne 3863. BMC 2121. Curtis 1490.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Aemilian r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle with spread wings standing three quarters r., wreath in beak, palm branch over far shoulder, date LΒ in r. field.

Valerian I A.D. 253-260
2502	A.D. 253/254
Potin tetradrachm (9.94 gm)		Dattari 5183. Milne 3873. BMC 2142. Curtis 1499.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian I r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters l., head reverted, wreath in beak, date L Α across field.

2503	A.D. 254/255	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (9.96 gm)		Dattari 5162. Milne 3882. BMC —, but cf. 2131 (LΓ). Curtis —, but cf. 1516 (LΓ).
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian I r., viewed from front.
Rev: Nike standing facing, head l., holding wreath and palm, date LΒ in l. field.

Gallienus A.D. 253-268
2504	A.D. 259/260	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.39 gm)		Dattari —. Milne 4061. BMC 2232. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus r., viewed from front.
Rev:Eagle with spread wings standing three quarters r., wreath in beak, date L Η in l. field.

2505	A.D. 261/262	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.02 gm)		Dattari 5287v (draped bust). Milne 4064. BMC 2235v (L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ). Curtis 1582v (L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ).
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters r., wreath in beak, palm branch over far shoulder, date L—ΗΑ across field.
Note: This unusual manner of expressing the numeral nine, as eight and one, is yet another expedient adopted by the mint authorities to avoid the ill-omened Θ (see commentary on lot 2383 above).

2506	A.D. 264/265	Open Plate IX
Æ hemidrachm (15.16 gm).		Dattari 5292. Milne —. BMC —. Cologne 2927.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eirene standing three quarters l., holding olive branch and transverse sceptre, large palm branch in l. field, date LΙΒ in l. field.
Note: Bronze coinage fell out of general use toward the end of the second century, and when it was occasionally revived in the the third century, it was clearly regarded as a special commemorative coinage. Bronze drachms were revived on the occasion of Severus Alexander's decennalia, and again under Philip I, in his fith and sixth regnal years, in celebration of Rome's millennium. The last great revival of bronze denominations, in the twelfth year of Gallienus, involved the hemidrachm denomination. It's function must similarly be commemorative, but the occasion is not understood.

Salonina wife of Gallienus
2507	A.D. 255/256	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.28 gm).		Dattari 5302. Milne 3904. BMC —. Curtis 1541.
Obv: Draped bust of Salonina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Elpis advancing l., carrying flower and lifting skirt, , date LΓ across field.

Valerian II Caesar A.D. 256-258
2508	A.D. 256/257	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.58 gm).		Dattari 5358. Milne 3930. BMC 2284. Curtis 1548.
Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian II r., viewed from front.
Rev: Homonoia standing three quarters l., raising hand and holding double cornucopiae, date L—Δ across field.

Saloninus Caesar A.D. 258-260
25o9	A.D. 258/259	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (12.77 gm).		Dattari 5352. Milne 4004. BMC 2291v (obv. leg.). Cf. Curtis 1552 (LΖ).
Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Saloninus r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Alexandria, turreted, standing facing, head l., holding bust of Sarapis and sceptre, date L—ς across field.

2510	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.88 gm).		Dattari 5377. Milne 4047. BMC 2297. Curtis 1555.
Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Saloninus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters l., head reverted, wreath in beak, date L—Ζ across field.

Macrianus A.D. 260-261
2511	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (11.61 gm).		Dattari 5378. Milne 4053. BMC 2300. Curtis 1563.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrianus r. with aegis, viewed from front.
Rev: Homonoia standing three quarters l., raising hand and holding double cornucopiae, date L—Α in l. field.

2512	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.72 gm).		Dattari 4528. Milne 3081. BMC 1749, pl. xiii. Curtis 1135.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrianus r., viewed from front.
Rev:Nike standing facing, head l., holding wreath and palm, date LΑ in l. field.

2513	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.23 gm).		Dattari 5380. Milne 4056. BMC 2301. Curtis 1559.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrianus r. with aegis, viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle with spread wings standing three quarters l., wreath in beak, date L—Α in l. field.

2514	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (12.99 gm).		Dattari 5380. Milne 4056. BMC 2301. Curtis 1559.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrianus r. with aegis, viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle with spread wings standing three quarters l., wreath in beak, date L—Α in l. field.

Quietus A.D. 260-261
2515	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (9.49 gm).		Dattari 5381. Milne 4054. BMC 2302. Curtis 1569.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quietus r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Homonoia standing three quarters l., raising hand and holding double cornucopiae, date L Α in l. field.

2516	A.D. 260/261	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (9.84 gm).		Dattari 4057. Milne 4057. BMC 2305. Curtis 1566.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quietus r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Eagle with spread wings standing three quarters l., wreath in beak, date LΑ in l. field.

Claudius II Gothicus A.D. 268-270
2517	A.D. 268	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (8.86 gm).		Dattari —. Milne 4207. BMC 2331. Curtis 1670.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius II r.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters r., wreath in beak, palm branch over far shoulder, date L—Α across field.

Quintillus A.D. 270
2518	A.D. 270	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (9.61 gm).		Dattari 5419. Milne 4298. BMC 2338. Curtis 1729.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quintillus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters r., wreath in beak, palm branch over far shoulder, date L—Α across field

Aurelian and vabalathus A.D. 270-271
2519	A.D. 270	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (9.80 gm).		Dattari 5423. Milne 4308. BMC 2386. Curtis 1738.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian r., date L—Α across field.
Rev: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus r., date L—Δ across field.
Note: Vabalathus was the son of the Palmyrene king Odenathus, who for his services to Rome against Persia was rewarded by Gallienus with the titles Dex and Imperator. These titles did not pass automatically to Vabalathus, and in fact were denied him by both Gallienus and Claudius Gothicus. Aurelian, however, confirmed the young king in these titles. Both the Antiochene coinage and the Alexandrian coinage, which passed under Palmyrene control with the conquest of Egypt in A.D. 269, represent Aurelian and Vabalathus as imperial colleagues.

2520	A.D. 270	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (10.21 gm).		Dattari 4522. Milne 4319. BMC 2384. Curtis 1735.
Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Aurelian r., date LΑ in front.
Rev: Laureate, diademed and draped bust of Vabalathus r., date LΔ below.

Vabalathus, King of Palmyra
2521	A.D. 270/271	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (8.90 gm).		Dattari 5509. Milne 4352. BMC 2397. Curtis 1750.
Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Vabalathus r., viewed from behind.
Rev: Homonoia standing three quarters l., raising r. hand and holding double cornucopiae, date LΕ in l. field.
Note: Vabalathus was proclaimed Augustus in A. D. 271, provoking Aurelian to make war on the Palmyrene empire. Numismatically the Palmyrene revolt is reflected in a short-lived coinage in the sole name of Vabalathus.

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra mother of Vabalathus
2522	A.D. 270/271	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (8.63 gm).		Dattari 5511. Milne —. BMC 2399. Curtis X-1751.
Obv: Draped bust of Zenobia r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Elpis advancing l., carrying flower and lifting skirt, date L—Ε across field.
Note: Zenobia, the widow of Odenathus and mother of Vabalathus, was the real architect of the Palmyrene revolt. Coinage was issued in her name at both Antioch and Alexandria in the earliest phase of the revolt. After her defeat by Aurelian, she was exhibited in his triumph at Rome and subsequently granted a pension and a villa near Tibur.

2523	A.D. 270/271	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.17 gm).		Dattari 5513. Milne —. BMC 2398, pl. iii. Curtis 1753 var. (coiffure of Selene).
Obv: Draped bust of Zenobia r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Draped bust of Selene r., large crescent in front, date LΕ behind.

Severina wife of Aurelian
2524	A.D. 274/275	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.275 gm).		Dattari 5515. Milne 4464. BMC 2380. Curtis 1820.
Obv: Draped bust of Severina r., wearing stephane.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters l., head reverted, wreath in beak, ΕΤΟΥC to l., ς to r.

Tacitus A.D. 275-276
2525	A.D. 275/276	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (8.10 gm).		Dattari 5515. Milne 4489. BMC 2403. Curtis 1820.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Dikaiosyne standing facing, head l., holding scales and cornucopiae, ΕΤΟΥC to l., Α to r.

2526	A.D. 238	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.92 gm).		Dattari 5519. Milne 4502. BMC 2408. Curtis 1835.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Tacitus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters r., head reverted, wreath in beak, ΕΤΟΥC to l., Α to r.

Probus A.D. 276-282
2467	A.D. 277/278	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.63 gm).		Dattari 5529. Milne 4551. BMC 2414. Curtis 1874.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Probus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Eirene standing facing, head l., holding olive branch and transverse sceptre, date LΓ in l. field.

Carus A.D. 282-283
2528	A.D. 282/283	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.71 gm).		Dattari 5565. Milne 4660. BMC 2441. Curtis 1897.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Carus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Dikaiosyne standing facing, head l., holding scales and cornucopiae, date LΑ in upper l. field.

Divus Carus died A.D. 283
2529	A.D. 283	Open Plate IX
Potin tetradrachm (7.58 gm).		Dattari 5571. Milne 4731-4732. BMC 2446, pl. xxx. Curtis 1895.
Obv: ΘΕΩ ΚΑΡΩ CΕΒ, laureate head of Divus Carus r.
Rev: ΑΦΙΕ*—ΡΩCΙC, lighted altar.
Note: This novel type commemorates the consecration of Carus. It corresponds closely to the commemorative coinage issued at Rome, which also employed the dedicatory dative in the obverse inscription. Both coinages employed two reverse types, an eagle and an altar, as here.

Carinus A.D. 283-285
2530	A.D. 284/285
Potin tetradrachm (8.15 gm).		Dattari 5590. Milne 4738. BMC 2457. Curtis 1926.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Carinus r., viewed from front.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, ΕΤΟΥC to l., Γ to r.

Numerian A.D. 283-284
2531	A.D. 283/284
Potin tetradrachm (5.92 gm).		Milne 4370. BMC 2472. Curtis 1943.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Numerian r.
Rev: Eagle standing l. between two vexilla, looking r., star and L Β above.
Note: The assimilation of the traditional Alexandrian eagle, inherited from the Ptolemies, to the Roman eagle with its legionary connotations, is here finally made explicit.

2532	A.D. 284/285
Potin tetradrachm (8.11 gm).		Dattari 5612. Milne 4739. BMC 2469. Curtis 1950.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Numerian r.
Rev: Nike advancing r., holding wreath and palm, ΕΤΟΥC to l., Γ to r.

Diocletian A.D. 284-305
2533	A.D. 290/291
Potin tetradrachm (8.19 gm).		Dattari 5672. Milne 5054. BMC 2502. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian r., viewed from front.
Rev: Elpis advancing l., carrying flower and lifting skirt, date L—Η across field, Δ in exergue.

Maximian A.D. 286-305
2534	A.D. 290/291
Potin tetradrachm (6.93 gm).		Dattari 5906. Milne 4977. BMC 2543, pl. vi. Cf. Curtis 2085 (LΖ).
Obv: Laureate , draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian r.
Rev: Herakles standing facing, head l., holding Nike, club and lion skin, star in upper r. field, date L—ς across field.
Note: Propaganda associating Diocletian with Zeus and Maximian with Herakles came to the forefront on the Alexandrian coinage in this year and continued as a dominant theme in the following year. Elsewhere in the empire these themes had been expressed almost constantly on the coinage from the moment of Maximian's elevation.

2535	A.D. 292/293
Potin tetradrachm (8.54 gm).		Dattari 5992. Milne 5078. BMC 2589 Curtis 2111.
Obv: Laureate , draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian r.
Rev: Tyche standing three quarters l., wearing modius, holding rudder and cornucopiae, date L—Η across field, Γ in exergue.

2536	A.D. 293/294
Potin tetradrachm (6.55 gm).		Dattari 6000, pl. xxviii.. Milne 5118. BMC 2601. Curtis —, but cf. 2112 (ΕΤΟΥC Η).
Obv: Laureate , draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian r.
Rev: GREEK in wreath.
Note: This type combines the Alexandrian concern with avoiding the regnal date Θ with a typical reverse design of the contemporary Rome coinage honoring Diocletian's decennalia

2537	A.D. 294/295
Potin tetradrachm (7.35 gm).		Cf. Dattari 5920 (LΓ). Milne —. BMC —. Curtis X-2088 (LΓ).
Obv: Laureate , draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian r.
Rev: Draped bust of Hermanubis r., wearing modius and taenia, palm-caduceus in front, date LΙ behind.

Constantius I as Caesar, A.D. 293-305
2538	A.D. 292/293
Potin tetradrachm (7.44 gm).		Cf. Dattari 6072 (LΔ). Milne —. BMC —. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate , draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius I r., viewed from front.
Rev: Draped bust of Isis r., wearing horned disc, date L—Α across field.

2539	A.D.293/294	Open Plate I
Potin tetradrachm (7.94 gm).		Dattari 6044. Milne 5012. BMC —. Curtis 2119.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius I right, viewed from front.
Rev: Eirene standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre, date LΒ in left field.

2540	A.D. 295/296	Open Plate I
Potin tetradrachm (8.50 gm).		Dattari 6074. Milne —. BMC —. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius I right.
Rev: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and filleted palm, date L Δ in left field.

Galerius as Caesar, A.D. 293-305
2541	A.D. 292/293	Open Plate I
Potin tetradrachm (7.44 gm).		Dattari 6114. Milne 5077. BMC —. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Galerius right, viewed from front.
Rev: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and spear, date L—Α across field, Γ in ex.

2542	A.D. 295/296	Open Plate I
Potin tetradrachm (8.18 gm).		Dattari 6170. Milne 5240. BMC 2621. Curtis —.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Galerius right, viewed from front.
Rev: Eagle standing three quarters l., head reverted, wreath in beak, date L Δ across field.

Domitius Domitianus A.D. 296-297
2543	A.D. 296/297	Open Plate II
Potin tetradrachm (5.28 gm).		Dattari 6185v (obv. leg.). Milne — . BMC 2627, pl. ix. Curtis 2137
Obv: ΔΟΜΕΤΙ—ΑΝΟC CΕΒ Laureate head of Domitius Domitianus right.
Rev: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm, date L—Β across field.
Note: The Alexandrian tetradrachm series comes to an end with the coinage of L. Domitius Domitianus, an usurper who was proclaimed emperor at Alexandria in A.D. 296. Diocletian besieged the Egyptian capital, which fell in early spring of A.D. 297. Subsequently the mint was brought into conformity with other mints throughout the empire.

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