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294 NGC Ch VF Maximian Tetradrachm Egypt Alexandria Elpis Mint Error (21090201C)

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  • Grade: Ch VF
  • Certification: NGC
  • country: Roman Egypt
  • Year: 294 AD
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt

    Description

    Dated Emperor Maximian Alexandria Roman Egypt
    billon tetradrachm coin.
    Minted in the 10th (L I) Alexandrian year for
    Maximian
    which corresponds to A.D. 294/5.
    The date is presented retrograde as I L (L is reversed), a mint error! Correct date presentation should be L I.
    7.13g, Emmett 4114/10 (does not reference the date error).
    Certified by NGC to Ch VF.
    Reverse Elpis standing left holding apple and lifting skirt.
    Elpis is the Greek personification and Goddess of Happiness. In Roman mythology her equivalent was Felicitas.