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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;osdet, post: 3118943, member: 85206&quot;]Imagine the scene in Roman time around 110 CE: it&#039;s early Monday and the coin striker is a little seedy having imbibed in too much cheap wine last night in the taberna. The first silver flan is quickly misplaced on the anvil and is ready for striking, but his thoughts are wishing he could be somewhere else as he takes a swipe at it and - hey presto - we have a Monday lemon!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my idea of a Monday lemon which incidentally is one of my favourite coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any more Monday lemons out there?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]793164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793166[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan 98 - 117 ce. AR Tetradrachm, Antioch.</p><p><br /></p><p>AYTO K P KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK,</p><p><br /></p><p>Laureate head of Trajan right above eagle standing right; club to lower left</p><p><br /></p><p>/ DHMAPX EZIZYMATS,</p><p><br /></p><p>Tyche of Antioch seated right, river god Orontes before.</p><p><br /></p><p>(13.1grms; 22.7 - 25cm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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