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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1682680, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">After a long search, I finally found a Rhino-coin that satisfies my tastes!! (apparently Rhino-coins are pretty scarce!!?)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; this one has full details, an attractive sandy patina and a pretty good lookin&#039; Rhino!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... sure, the flan shape is a wee bit scrappy, but overall I&#039;m lovin&#039; my new Rhino!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Trajan, Bronze Dichalkon</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Roman Provincial Egypt, unpublished variety </font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">98 - 117 A.D.</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Struck: </font><font face="Arial">Alexandria</font><font face="Arial"> mint (</font><font face="Arial">29 Aug 113</font><font face="Arial"> - </font><font face="Arial">28 Aug 114 A.D.</font><font face="Arial">)</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 13.7mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 1.23 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: no legend, laureate head right</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: rhinoceros walking left, L I-Z (= year 17) above</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Emmett 719 var (rhino right) , BMC -, Dattari -, Milne</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Other: gVF, apparently unpublished variety of a rare type </span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH]252280.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]252281.vB[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... yup, that deserves a drink o&#039; wine!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Cheers, brothers!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">:cheers:</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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