Ancients => Two Alexandrian TETs (yah, I needed a fix!!)

My favourite seller had these two Alexandrian TETs ... I resisted for a while, but finally folded this morning and pulled the ol' trigger!! (I scored both coins (delivered) for $100 Canadian ... I know some of you will declare that I paid too much, but I thought that sounded reasonable enough?)

... anyway ... I am certainly happy, for I absolutely love the TETs from Alexandria!! (they've got a certain look about them that I find very alluring!!)

Probus AE Tetradrachm
Date: 280-281 AD
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Weight: 8.1 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Diocletian
Reverse: Eagle, wreath in beak; L / S in fields (Year 6)
Reference: Milne 4632






Tacitus AE Tetradrachm
Date: 275-276 AD
Diameter: 20.9 mm
Weight: 9.0 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus
Reverse: Elpis holding flower and raising skirt
Reference: Emmett 3975





Please feel free to post any of your sweet ol' TETs from Alexandria ...

=> I'm lookin' forward to seeing your stuff, gang!!

Cheers

 

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Oh, I have a few...

Maybe I'll put them all in one collage photo so as not to spam the thread.

 

Hi TIF => post 'em anyway that you'd like (I think that I am gonna post my herd one at a time)

 

Carinus Potin Tetradrachm
283-284 AD (Year 2)
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Weight: 7.3 grams
Obverse: Laureate bust of Carinus
Reverse: Eagle between standards

 

Gallienus, AE Tetradrachm
Egypt-Alexandria
264/265 (Year 12)
Diameter: 22 mm x 23 mm
Weight: 8.72 grams
Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, holding large wreath with spread wings
L IB in upper field
Reference: Emmett 3809 (corrected); Milne 4110; Curtis 1596; BMC 2237
Other: slightly rough. Neat dramatic reverse
Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Ex Frank Robinson, June 1993

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta
BI Tetradrachm
222-235 AD
Dated RY 11 of Severus Alexander (AD 231/2)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 12.92 grams
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea right
Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus; L A (date) behind, palm before
Reference: Köln 2526; Dattari (Savio) 4511; K&G 64.74; Emmett 3224
Other: 12h … brown patina

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar
BI Tetradrachm
AD 258-260
Dated RY 7 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 259/60)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 13.00 grams
Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field
Reference: Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8
Other: 12h … even brown surfaces. Rare
From the Robert M. Harlick Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 281 (20 June 2012), lot 253

 

Steve, great lookin' family of Tet's, these coins are so different then the Silver, and bronze coins struck.. good details and thick beauties..

Nero Tetradrachm..
Alexandria Mint..Year 11...64/5
25mm x 12.45g.

 

nice lookin' tets all.

np's are nice coins stevex, the tacitus is great.

glad the mailman showed up!

 

Thanks for coin-kudos, gang!!


Oh, and just for the record, my guy sent me the invoice and only charged me $85-delivered for those two new coins!! (Christmas came early!!)

 

Thanks Eng => man, I love that Nero TET

... that beaut has got some sweet eye-appeal!!

 

Got set up to take pictures of all the A-tets. Old camera not working. It appears to function correctly but all I'm getting are blank white pictures.

Got the new camera body to see if it magically fixed itself (long story-- a defective sensor or something and no, I haven't returned it yet... have been too disgusted to deal with it). Battery low. Put it in the charger, which appears to be working. Battery dead dead dead. Or charger not working. Who knows.

Bah.

This is typical of the month I'm having. Would like to just go to bed and wake up next year.

 

Show us your tets, TIF!

 

JA, was that you screaming at me during Carnival?

 

Gallienus looks downright handsome on this coin, not his usual squirrelly portrait.

 

Carnival in Rio? It's possible, but I haven't been there in 15 years. Is it me, or do all the Brazilians look like Dennis Rodman??

 

"JA, is thatjuman?"

 

Probus Alexandria Tet



Numerian Alexandria Tet



Diocletian Alexandria Tet



Maximianus Alexandria Tet



Nero Alexandria Tet



Titus Alexandria Tet

 

Hadrian Alexandrian Tet

 

Wowzers => great coins, stud!! (thanks for posting, my ol' friend)



=> I wish you the happiest of holidays, Chief!!