Egypt. Alexandria. Maximinus I, 235-238. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.9 mm, 11.52 g). Dated RY 2 (= 235/6). AVTO MAΞIMINOC EVC CEB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Zeus reclining left, holding sceptre and patera; in front, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head right; LB above. Dattari-Savio 4610. RPC VI Online, 10682. Emmett 3307. Geissen 2565. Attractive dark patina. Nearly Extremely Fine.

Ex Frank Sternberg, Zürich, October 1993.

On the obverse, the bust of Maximin I is always "cuirassed" and laureate, here with particular plastic relief in a tetradrachm of superb preservation that allows you to distinguish all the details of the engraving, especially on the reverse, where you can admire the apotheosis of the Roman Zeus lying on the back of the imperial eagle in flight.