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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2158009, member: 56859"]Very interesting. What is the size and weight of the first coin?</p><p><br /></p><p><strike>Edited: the first coin is Roman Egyptian and you are correct, Domitian. The date (reverse, in exergue) threw me because it looks like "LK" which is year 20; far beyond Domitian's time in power. It must be an obol (weight ~5 gm, diameter ~19mm), sphinx seated right, although I'm still not matching it to an Emmett number. In theory, the date should read "LIA"</strike></p><p><strike><br /></strike></p><p>Senior moment. See correction below. It is a griffin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2158009, member: 56859"]Very interesting. What is the size and weight of the first coin? [S]Edited: the first coin is Roman Egyptian and you are correct, Domitian. The date (reverse, in exergue) threw me because it looks like "LK" which is year 20; far beyond Domitian's time in power. It must be an obol (weight ~5 gm, diameter ~19mm), sphinx seated right, although I'm still not matching it to an Emmett number. In theory, the date should read "LIA" [/S] Senior moment. See correction below. It is a griffin.[/QUOTE]
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