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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3564808, member: 56859&quot;]Very nice, OJ!&nbsp; That coin has a lot of appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nilus was a popular subject on A-Pi drachms.&nbsp; There are 17 separate types of Nilus reverses issued under him (Emmett 1614-1630)!&nbsp; Bust, seated, reclining, with or without various critters and accoutrements.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Justin nailed the reverse legend (regnal year 13, more fully spelled), plus Iς (16) which is the ideal flood stage for the Nile.&nbsp; The reverse is basically asking Nilus to flood the Nile to 16 cubits <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>On your coin Nilus is reclining left, holding a cornucopia from which a genius emerges and is crowning Nilus,&nbsp; crocodile below.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is Emmett 1621.&nbsp; Years of issue with his rarity rating in parentheses:</p><p><br /></p><p>4 (5)</p><p>7 (4)</p><p>8 (1)</p><p>9 (1)</p><p>11 (5)</p><p>13 (1)</p><p>16 (5)</p><p>17 (4)</p><p>20 (1)</p><p>21 (4)</p><p><br /></p><p>These rarity ratings don&#039;t necessarily reflect the marketplace.&nbsp; Sometimes a book-rare coin will be easy to find at auction or in fixed price stores, and sometimes a book-common coin is difficult to find.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Heh.&nbsp; [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] and I <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/co-dependent-collecting.296758/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/co-dependent-collecting.296758/">split a lot of 80 mostly low-end examples</a> a couple of years ago and I already had a bunch so be careful what you ask for <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my better (relatively speaking!) or more interesting A-Pi drachms:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-4-zeusammon-reshoot_edited-2-jpg.627679/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>AE drachm, uncertain regnal year</p><p>Obv: laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: Bust of Zeus Ammon right; L I (date uncertain)</p><p>Ref: <b>Dattari-Savio pl. 153 #8807 (this coin)</b>; Emmett 1700.10, R5 (but I&#039;m skeptical of this date)</p><p><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago</i></p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1853-1923)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-59-serapisagathodaemon-rt-jpg.627684/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Regnal year 17</p><p>AE drachm, 33mm</p><p>Obv: laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: Serapis-Agathodaemon standing erect right</p><p>Ref: Dattari 2829; Emmett 1678.17</p><p><i><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1982.1988, G.781)</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&amp;hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 14, CE 150/1</p><p>AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left</p><p>Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1683.14</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_3d6ec7b8e4f14e649ee4145f6b196609.jpg_srb_p_1000_518_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=49f6ddacefb9fbbed2289d361d70942d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 5, CE 141/2</p><p>AE drachm, 20 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos (Serapis-Zeus-Ammon-Helios-Poseidon-Nilus) right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident and cornucopia behind; L-Є in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1676.5, R1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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