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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8197423, member: 110350&quot;]I&#039;m sure it sounded more impressive than &quot;the Joe Shlabotnik Collection,&quot; or whatever the collector&#039;s actual name was! Here&#039;s my example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 3 (219/220 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ - ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟϹ ƐΥϹƐΒ / Rev. Nike advancing right, holding wreath out with right hand and palm branch over left shoulder with left hand, L Γ [Year 3] before her. RPC [<i>Roman Provincial Coinage</i>] Vol. VI, 10053 (temporary); RPC Online at <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10053" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10053" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10053</a>; Emmett 2939.3 (R2) [Emmett, Keith, <i>Alexandrian Coins</i> (Lodi, WI, 2001)]; Dattari (Savio) 4122 [Savio, A. ed., <i>Catalogo completo della collezione Dattari Numi Augg. Alexandrini</i> (Trieste, 2007)]; Milne 2775 [Milne, J., <i>A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum</i> (Oxford, 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay)]; Geissen (Köln) 2320 [Geissen, A., <i>Katalog alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen</i>, <i>Köln</i>, Band II (Hadrian-Antoninus Pius) (Cologne, 1978, corrected reprint 1987)]; K&amp;G 56.28 [Kampmann, Ursula &amp; Granschow, Thomas, <i>Die Münzen der römischen Münzstätte Alexandria</i> (2008)]. 23 mm., 12.40 g., 12 h.&nbsp; <i>Ex. CNG E-Auction 403, Lot 432, Aug 9, 2017 (see </i><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=34134" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=34134" rel="nofollow"><i>https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=34134</i></a><i>); Ex. Hermanubis Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalus-alexandria-tetradrachm-nike-on-reverse-jpg-version-jpg.1276961/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may notice that the coins from this &quot;Collection&quot; all have a similar toning. As [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] pointed out in an old thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I wasn&#039;t a fan of the look of these Hermanubis Collection coins when they first being sold, but ended up acquiring a few of them anyway. I don&#039;t have any trouble enjoying the coins for what they are, but do still wonder what they originally looked like before they were subject to conservation.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/severus-alexander-tetradrachm-ex-hermanubis-tyche-2598-jpg.1277428/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <b>SEVERUS ALEXANDER</b></p><p>Potin Tetradrachm. 14.14g, 23.2mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 2 (AD 222/223). RPC Online Temp #10249 (34 spec); Emmett 3139.2; Dattari (Savio) 4373. O: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L B (date) to upper left.</p><p><i>Ex Hermanubis Collection&quot;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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