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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1960458, member: 19463&quot;]Emesa and Alexandria are not all that difficult.&nbsp; All Alexandria coins are scarce except one that is only hard in high grade.&nbsp; It is also the only Alexandria coin with the second legend IVLIA AVGVSTA which replaced IVLIA DOMNA AVG.&nbsp; This VENVS FELIX coin was recognized as Alexandria later than RIC publication and many dealers still don&#039;t know it.&nbsp;&nbsp; There was a time that I (and most specialists in these) thought that we were being smart buying all we found since Alexandria was then so rare a mint.&nbsp; After a while, we realized that these were common enough that we should not pay too much and could hold out for nicer examples.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is, unfortunately, a major European dealer currently offering a Rome mint coin as Alexandria.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]345721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345722[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345723[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345724[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345725[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345726[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345727[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345728[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome mint Venus Felix coins are distinguished by style and are not much easier to find in great condition.&nbsp;&nbsp; Small flans were the rule at both mints so full legend coins are premium items for this reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]345729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345730[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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