EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm(?) (19mm, 8.31 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 572.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Potin

Estimate: $ 1 500

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm(?) (19mm, 8.31 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). Laureate head right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath in her extended right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder with her left hand; L B (date) across field. Köln 3368; Dattari (Savio) 6183; K&G 126.7; RPC X Online 76415; Emmett 4244.2. Red-brown patina. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 1141.

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.

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