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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1787335, member: 56859&quot;]I forgot that I had a D coin.&nbsp; Drusus, with Germanicus.&nbsp; Guess I get to post it twice in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]287589[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">LYDIA. Sardes. Germanicus, with Drusus (Caesar, 15 BC-AD 19). Ae (Restruck circa AD 28/9). Asinius Pollio, proconsul. </span></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="georgia"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="color: #000000">This coin was originally struck with the reverse legend EPI ARXIEREWS ALEXANDROU KLEWNOS SARDIANOU but </span></span>using an elaborate set of ring shaped countermark dies the obverse and reverse legends were restruck<span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="color: #000000">, the reverse indicating the new magistrate.</span></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse Legend : deltaΡΟΥΣΟΣ KAI gammaΕΡMANIKOΣ KAIΣΑΡΕΣ NEOI ΘEOI ΦΙΛΑdeltaΕΛΦOI</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse Description : Togate figures of Drusus and Germanicus seated left on curule chairs, one figure holding a lituus</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse Legend : gammaΑΙΩ AΣΙΝΝΙΩ ΠΟΛΛΙΩΝI ANΘΥΠΑΤΩ KOINOΥ AΣΙΑΣ</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse Description : KOINOY AΣΙΑΣ in two lines within wreath; legend around</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 15.5 gm</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 29 mm</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: #000000">RPC 2995</span></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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