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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1967991, member: 56859&quot;]I have Emmett&#039;s book but am not certain of the attribution.&nbsp; I suspect you have it correct, Emmett 824(9), R4.&nbsp; The reverse description is merely &quot;Athena standing facing, head r., holds spear, shield&quot;.&nbsp; While some of the reverses are illustrated at the back of the book, this specific reverse is not.</p><p><br /></p><p>My only hesitation is the &quot;facing&quot; part.&nbsp; Athena looks like she&#039;s standing slightly left, head right.&nbsp; However, it is slight and it may be inconsequential.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is another entry which could fit:&nbsp; Emmett 820(9), also R4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Athena standing L, holds spear, shield&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The positions of the spear and shield are not specified for either type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a Hadrian tetradrachm I picked up at WFOM.&nbsp; The color does not appear to be <i>toning</i>-- it looks like someone tried to <b>gild</b> it!&nbsp; I wonder when that was done-- modern times or long ago-- and <i>why</i>?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]348616[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Hadrian, 117-138 AD.</b></p><p><b>tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>Year 22, 137/8 AD</b></p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AVTKAICTPAAΔPIANOCCEB; laureate head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Pronoia standing left, holding phoenix and sceptre; LKB; πPONOIA</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 881(22), R1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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