Experts in Coins & Medals

Theodosius III of Adramytium, 715-717. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.39 g, 6 h), Constantinople, H = 8th officina. d N ThEOdO-SIUS MUL A Crowned and diademed bust of Theodosius facing, wearing loros and holding a patriarchal cross crosslet on globus in his right hand and an akakia in his left. Rev. VICTOR AVSႷ HC / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. Cf. DOC 2, Füeg, MIB, and SB 1488 (but with an unrecorded officina). Extremely rare and seemingly unpublished with this officina. Graffito on reverse; light marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

EGYPT. Alexandria. Maximianus, 286-305. Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 7.77 g, 6 h), circa 297/8-298/9. Α Κ ΜΑ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ (?) Laureate bust of Maximian to right. Rev. [...]Λ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝ[...] Κ (?) Laureate bust of Galerius to right. Curtis 2133 (this coin, not illustrated) = RPC X, ID 94554 (this coin). Dattari -. Extremely rare and unusual; the only example known to RPC online. Overstruck, otherwise, very fine.