Lot 3330

Description

Egypt, Alexandria, Commodus (A.D. 177-192), billon tetradrachm, year 30 = A.D. 189-190, (11.030 grams), obv. Commodus laureate head to right, around **MAKOMANTW* CEBEVCEB, rev. Pronoia standing to left, **PR O NOIA around, across L **L*, (cf.S.2068, SNG Cop. 585, Milne 2961, Koln 2249) (illust.); Maximianus (A.D. 286-305), billon tetradrachm, year 1 = A.D. 285-286, (8.056 grams), obv. laureate and draped bust of Maximianus to right, around A K M OVA MA**XIMIAN*OC CEB, rev. Homonia standing left, right hand raised, holding two cornucopiae, star upper left, across L A, (cf.S.4791, BMC 2560, Milne 4804, Koln 3280). First very fine and rare, second nearly extremely fine. (2)