Egypt, Alexandria. Maximinus I, 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (Billon, 22.55 mm, 11.40 g). Dated RY 3 = AD 236/7. AYT O MAΞIMINO C ЄYC CЄ Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev. Hermanubis standing facing, head right, radiate and wearing Kalathos, holding palm frond in his right hand and caduceus in his left; at his feet left, retroverted jackal standing left; L Γ (date) across field. Geissen –. Milne 3253. Dattari 4577. K&G 65.39. RPC VI Online 10704. Emmett 3283 (R3). Brown patina, slight corrosion on edge. Attractive details on both sides. Very rare, only six specimens recorded in RPC. Near Very Fine. Ex Auctiones AG Basel, Auction 26, 16-19.09.1996, lot 461. Another very rare tetradrachm of Maximinus I, featuring the same physiognomic characteristics as the previous specimen, while the reverse presents an unusually elegant and atypical image for the period: Hermanubis Pantheos, semi-nude, holding a caduceus in his left hand. This psychopomp deity, who guided the souls of the dead to the afterlife, is depicted with his faithful jackal at his feet.