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Hemidrachm of Alexandria with bust of Maximian I Herculius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 285–286
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 8.61 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1350
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximianus to right
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eirene standing left, holding scepter and olive branch.
L A in left and right fields. (Year = 1).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eirene standing left, holding scepter and olive branch.
L A in left and right fields. (Year = 1).
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.