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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3496084, member: 85693"]I think those are some very nice looking Tets. I'd be happy to own them. </p><p><br /></p><p>While we're at it, I thought I'd share another ugly one I have that I got last month. This is an example of ugliness being trumped by my desire to get the type - Vaballathus & Aurelian. It was pretty cheap (just under $11.00). From other ones I saw online, these are usually pretty cruddy, so I doubt I'll find an affordable upgrade. I rather like Vaballathus' portrait - long-haired hippie kid with a headband, and grumpy old Aurelian on the other side. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]926137[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt Potin Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>Aurelian and Vaballathus</b></p><p><b>Year 2/5 (271-272 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Alexandria Mint </b></p><p>AK Λ ΔOM AYΡHΛIANOC CEB, bust of Aurelian r., LB r. / YABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHNOV AVTCΡΩ, bust of Vaballathus right. L-E across fields.</p><p>Emmett 3914; Milne 4330.</p><p>(9.42 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3496084, member: 85693"]I think those are some very nice looking Tets. I'd be happy to own them. While we're at it, I thought I'd share another ugly one I have that I got last month. This is an example of ugliness being trumped by my desire to get the type - Vaballathus & Aurelian. It was pretty cheap (just under $11.00). From other ones I saw online, these are usually pretty cruddy, so I doubt I'll find an affordable upgrade. I rather like Vaballathus' portrait - long-haired hippie kid with a headband, and grumpy old Aurelian on the other side. [ATTACH=full]926137[/ATTACH] [B]Egypt Potin Tetradrachm Aurelian and Vaballathus Year 2/5 (271-272 A.D.) Alexandria Mint [/B] AK Λ ΔOM AYΡHΛIANOC CEB, bust of Aurelian r., LB r. / YABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHNOV AVTCΡΩ, bust of Vaballathus right. L-E across fields. Emmett 3914; Milne 4330. (9.42 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]
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