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<p>[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 3607684, member: 74834"]Here are two rough-and-tumble drachms of the emperor Vespasian minted in Alexandria. You know, large unwieldy yellowish bronze coins rounded on one side and sharp-rimmed at the other. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are both variants of Emmett 208. I can't read any dates on them. The emperor is on the flat side, Nike (Victory) on the convex side. The other drachms I know have the emperor on the convex side. </p><p>Both coins were sloppily made, but I doubt if they have been used and worn a lot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I await your comments! Beautiful they aren't! But interesting. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]965934[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE drachm Vespasian, Alexandria. Left. Bust of Nike with little wings on her shoulders. r. Right. Laureated head of Vespasian r. 35 mm, 21.85 gr. Emmett 208. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]965935[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE drachm Vespasian, Alexandria. Obv. Bust of Nike r. Rev. Head of Vespasian r. 37 x 35 mm, 20.69 gr. Emmett 208.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 3607684, member: 74834"]Here are two rough-and-tumble drachms of the emperor Vespasian minted in Alexandria. You know, large unwieldy yellowish bronze coins rounded on one side and sharp-rimmed at the other. They are both variants of Emmett 208. I can't read any dates on them. The emperor is on the flat side, Nike (Victory) on the convex side. The other drachms I know have the emperor on the convex side. Both coins were sloppily made, but I doubt if they have been used and worn a lot. I await your comments! Beautiful they aren't! But interesting. [ATTACH=full]965934[/ATTACH] AE drachm Vespasian, Alexandria. Left. Bust of Nike with little wings on her shoulders. r. Right. Laureated head of Vespasian r. 35 mm, 21.85 gr. Emmett 208. [ATTACH=full]965935[/ATTACH] AE drachm Vespasian, Alexandria. Obv. Bust of Nike r. Rev. Head of Vespasian r. 37 x 35 mm, 20.69 gr. Emmett 208.[/QUOTE]
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