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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3496271, member: 56859"]In addition to the above history, beginning with Octavian/Augustus Egypt produced coins for local circulation (closed circulation) and those coins usually but not always bear the image or legends of the emperor on the obverse. This continued through the usurper Domitian Domitianus. I have over a hundred coins of Roman Egypt and consider that area to be my primary focus now, although I'm still really a general collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of Roman Egypt are plentiful in the marketplace and many have very intriguing reverses specific to Egypt, which is why I find them so interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few of my favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.</b> Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right / Agathodaemon serpent, wearing the skhent crown (emblematic of upper and lower Egypt), on horseback galloping left; L I (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 24.109; RPC II 2585; SNG Copenhagen 214; Emmett 277.10 (R5).</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection</i></p><p><i>Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31</i></p><p><i>Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365</i></p><p><b>Appearances:</b></p><p>Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 (<i>this coin</i>, discussing the unusual reverse).</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8)</p><p>AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right</p><p>Rev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct)</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 (<i>this coin</i>); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?; Milne -; none in a few other minor references I own. Rare.</p><p><i>ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)</i></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/</a></p><p>I dropped the ball on following up about that thread and the reverse. One of these days I'll write the British Museum and finish the inquiries started in that thread. Unfortunately it probably <i>isn't</i> a six-bowled bong <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</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%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%2526hash%253Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de%26hash%3D953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296&hash=278ed2966ae2373718c4c4a4e0fff802" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 11, CE 126/7</p><p>billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar</b></p><p>AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria.</p><p>Year 15 (CE 151/2)</p><p>Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head</p><p>Rev: Sphinx crouched right in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza; LIE (date) above in left field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1" rel="nofollow">RPC IV online 15684</a></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_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus</b></p><p>year 4, CE 163/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm</p><p>Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3496271, member: 56859"]In addition to the above history, beginning with Octavian/Augustus Egypt produced coins for local circulation (closed circulation) and those coins usually but not always bear the image or legends of the emperor on the obverse. This continued through the usurper Domitian Domitianus. I have over a hundred coins of Roman Egypt and consider that area to be my primary focus now, although I'm still really a general collector. Coins of Roman Egypt are plentiful in the marketplace and many have very intriguing reverses specific to Egypt, which is why I find them so interesting :). Here are a few of my favorites: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.[/B] Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right / Agathodaemon serpent, wearing the skhent crown (emblematic of upper and lower Egypt), on horseback galloping left; L I (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 24.109; RPC II 2585; SNG Copenhagen 214; Emmett 277.10 (R5). [I]Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110 Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365[/I] [B]Appearances:[/B] Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 ([I]this coin[/I]) Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 ([I]this coin[/I]) Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 ([I]this coin[/I], discussing the unusual reverse). [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/[/url] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero[/B] Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8) AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right Rev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct) Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 ([I]this coin[/I]); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?; Milne -; none in a few other minor references I own. Rare. [I]ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)[/I] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/[/url] I dropped the ball on following up about that thread and the reverse. One of these days I'll write the British Museum and finish the inquiries started in that thread. Unfortunately it probably [I]isn't[/I] a six-bowled bong :D. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%2526hash%253Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de%26hash%3D953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296&hash=278ed2966ae2373718c4c4a4e0fff802[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] year 11, CE 126/7 billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar[/B] AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria. Year 15 (CE 151/2) Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head Rev: Sphinx crouched right in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza; LIE (date) above in left field Ref: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; [URL='http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1']RPC IV online 15684[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus[/B] year 4, CE 163/4 tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77[/QUOTE]
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