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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3565731, member: 87200&quot;]Really nice examples all. The zodiac ones are killer - got to get one of those. My drachms at this point are limited to Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar), and Commodus. Although I spent four months in Egypt a few years back, I never saw a single coin for sale in the souks, shops, or anywhere else. My theory is that they are squirreled out of the country to coin dealers (or a dealer) known to some of us. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, you can find tons of fake antiquities in the markets of most every town but no coins. As an aside, tourist visas in Egypt are limited to 30 days. I spent 30 days in the country and took trips to Jordan and Istanbul sandwiched in between my time in Egypt. Whenever I came back into the country I got a new 30 day visa. </p><p><br /></p><p>After about 3 months the tourist authorities started following me around as I had a penchant for visiting remote areas and places off the beaten track, and the last thing the tourist police wanted was bad news for tourism. Places where I was not welcome included Assiut and Nag Hammadi, where a few hours after I checked into my dive fundu a policeman showed up and restricted me to my hotel until I kindly left. I did manage to walk around Nag Hammadi, enjoyed some shisha smokes and strong coffee, and talked to the locals before I got hemmed in. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also visited Siwa Oasis and the famous Oracle, which unfortunately did not speak to me. To be fair to the police, there had been a shooting of Copts by Islamists in Nag Hammadi and strong Islamist sentiments in Assiut. I was held up at gunpoint in Kom Ombo after dark, but I talked my way out of it and also handed over 100 Egyptian pounds for good measure. It was a fun trip!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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