Egypt. Alexandria. Aurelianus and Vabalathus, 271-272. Reduced drachm (Bronze, 24.00 mm, 8.29 g) dated RY 1 of Aurelian (= 270-271) and RY 4 of Vabalathus (270-271). ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΘΗΝΟΔΩΡΟϹ Confronted busts of Aurelianus to left, laureate and cuirassed and of Vabalathus to right, laureate, diademed and cuirassed. Rev. L A (date) above and L Δ (date) below, within laurel wreath, tied above with medallion. Dattari-Savio 5429. Geissen 3057. BMC 2395-96. Vogt II, 160. Emmett 3916. Fine. Extremely rare. Ex Münzen u. Medaillen 49, 20.11.2020, lot 271. This rare issuing of Aurelian and Vaballathus combined, by hasty strikes and always irregular size, is the final bronze Alexandrian coinage, of which exist two different numerals that we will fix as reduced drachm (of the weight of circa 8,5 g.) and reduced emidrachm (just over 4 g.). Our specimen should be considered a reduced drachm and belongs to the short-lived period of imposed Omonoia of 271-beginning of 272 A.D., of Aurelianus together with the son of the notorious Zenobia. For further information as to this subject, see, STAFFIERI G M Alexandria in nummis, n.245 and pp. 487-488.