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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 6267477, member: 91461&quot;]Cool new/ slightly used Alexandrian Vespasian [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]! I too love most everything ancient Egyptian<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>A recent T-rage purchase of mine bought specifically for the Egyptian Hemhem reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248088[/ATTACH] </p><p>Trajan</p><p><br /></p><p>25 Jan 98 - 8/9 Aug 117 A.D. dichalkon Alexandria mint,&nbsp; 1.660g, 14.3mm, die axis 0o obverse no legend, laureate head right; reverse no legend, Hemhem crown, date in lower field divided by ram horns; Emmett 707, F, a bit rough, ragged flan</p><p>from the Ray Nouri Collection</p><p>The Hemhem crown, also known as the triple Atef crown, was symbol of Pharaonic power and authority credited with magical abilities that would protect Egypt from any enemy. It originated during the 18th dynasty was first seen in an image of the pharaoh Akhenaten in a tomb at Amarna. A Hemhem crown is worn Tutankhamen on the back of the gilded throne discovered in his tomb. No examples of this type of crown are known to have survived.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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