Egypt, Alexandria. Diocletian 284-305. Tetradrachm. (Billon, 21.00 mm, 8.15 g). Dated RY 1 = AD 284/5. A K Γ OYAΛ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄ Laureate and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. Elpis standing facing, dressed in chiton and peplos, head to left, holding lotus flower and raising hem of chiton; LA (date) in left field. Dattari-Savio 5669. K&G 119.4. Milne 4750. Emmett 4046.1. Near Extremely Fine. Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Kunker GmbH & Co, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 105, 19.01.2023, lot 666. The figure of Elpis, Hope, appears rarely in Alexandrian coinage and often accompanied by other deities; she belongs more properly to Greco-Roman mythology. Here she is in her auspicious institutional role with the typical Egyptian lotus flower.