EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm(?) (18mm, 6.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5572. Estimated: $ 750

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm(?) (18mm, 6.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). Laureate head right / Nike standing facing, head left, holding a wreath and palm frond; L B (date) across field. Köln 3370; Dattari (Savio) 6184-5; K&G 126.4; RPC X Online 76417; Emmett 4246.2. Green and brown patina, slight porosity. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (22 July 1992), lot 707.

The revolt of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt destabilized a vitally strategic region by interrupting the grain supply to Rome and opening the possibility of a Sasanian invasion. For almost a year, Domitius Domitianus controlled Alexandria and its mint, striking aurei and folles, as well as a series of pre-reform provincial denominations. Diocletian regained control of Alexandria in March, 298 and ended the long tradition of provincial coinage. From this point forward, only imperial denominations were struck at Alexandria until the fall of the Roman empire.

Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 13:10:20 ET.

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