EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Potin Tetradrachm (19.5mm, 6.43 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 290/291). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Herakles standing facing, head right, holding the Golden Apples of the Hesperides and club; L S (date) across field, star to upper left. Köln 3308-9; Dattari (Savio) 5910; K&G 120.48; Emmett 4132.6 (R3). Attractive dark brown patina with traces of green. Good VF. Very rare type for this regnal year.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection, purchased from CNG, December 2008.