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

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  • Choice Very Fine Alexandria Roman Egypt billon tetradrachm coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Maximian in his 10th Alexandrian year: L I = 294/5 CE.  
  • Very RARE Mint Error variety where the date is presented retrograde as I L (L is reversed). Correct date presentation should be L I. 
  • Emmett 4114/10 (does not reference the date error), 7.13g.  
  • Certified by NGC to Ch VF.
  • Reverse: Elpis standing left holding apple and lifting skirt. 
  • Elpis is the Greek personification of the Goddess of Happiness. In Roman mythology her equivalent was Felicitas.