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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1822905, member: 56859&quot;]From the &#039;TIF&#039;s Folly&#039; mixed lot.&nbsp; I was happy to see these and will add them to several others I also got from Stack&#039;s a few months ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>All were in individual envelopes and based on information written on a few, likely purchased by the collector in the 1950&#039;s.&nbsp; They all had &quot;Roman Egypt&quot; written in pencil.&nbsp; One or two had slightly more ID, although incorrect (&quot;Trajan&quot; turned out to be Hadrian).&nbsp; Attributing these really makes me appreciate the vast amount of information readily available online!&nbsp; Coin collecting must be a lot easier now than it was just a few decades ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like a nice assortment-- I was glad to see some varieties other than the ol&#039; standing eagle.&nbsp; Several appear to be less common.&nbsp; Only one real dog in the group with regard to condition and it could be worse.&nbsp; All in all, compared to the average potin tet, not a shabby group!</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s interesting to see the deterioration of metal quality, size, and engraving quality over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]299599[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]299601[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to attribute most of them, hopefully correctly-- was unable to find a few in the various resources available online.&nbsp; Please correct me if I&#039;ve made mistakes.&nbsp; The legends, if incomplete or unreadable on the coin, are best-guess from similar coins found in online databases.&nbsp; I have substituted letters because I don&#039;t know how to find them in my computer.</p><p><br /></p><p>From top, left to right:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hadrian.&nbsp; </b><i>(similar to one found on WW but different year) </i>24 mm, 13.5 gm.&nbsp; Year 2 (117/8 AD).&nbsp; AVT KAIC TPAIANOC ADPIANOC CEB; Laureate bust right/Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L-B.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lucius Verus?&nbsp; </b>(<i>Was unable to find this one but it sure looks like him.)&nbsp; </i>24 mm, 13.4 gm.&nbsp; Year 4, 164/5 AD.&nbsp; [legend] Bare head right/laureate head of Zeus (?) right; L-delta. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Salonina.&nbsp; </b><i>(unable to find)&nbsp; </i>22 mm, 12.0 gm.&nbsp; Year 11, 263/4 AD. KOPNHLIA CALWNEINA CEB; draped bust right/Dikaiosyne (?) seated left, holding scales and cornucopia; LIA</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius II Gothicus. </b> 20 mm, 10.2 gm.&nbsp; Year 3, 270 AD.&nbsp;&nbsp; AVT K KLAVDIOC CEB (maybe); laureate draped bust right/Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopia; L gamma in left field.&nbsp; Maybe Milne 4286.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius II Gothicus.&nbsp; </b>20 mm, 9.6 gm.&nbsp; Year 3, 270 AD.&nbsp; AVT K KLAV DIOC CEB/eagle standing right, head right, wreath in beak, palm frond under far wing.&nbsp; Milne 4291?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Aurelian.&nbsp; </b> 21 x 23 mm, 9.6 gm.&nbsp; Year 4, 272/3 AD.&nbsp; A K L DOM AVPHLIANOC CEB;</p><p>laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing (flying?) right on wreath, head turned left; LD to right.&nbsp; Milne 4398?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Aurelian?</b>&nbsp; 20 mm, 8.9 gm.&nbsp; Maybe year 5 or 6, 274-6?&nbsp; [legend] bust right/eagle standing right, head right, wreath in beak, palm frond under far wing; ETOYC in left field.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Probus.&nbsp; </b>20 mm, 7.9 gm.&nbsp; Year 2, 276/7 AD.&nbsp; AKM AYP PROBOC CEB; laureate cuirassed bust right/eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L-B.&nbsp; Milne 4540?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Probus.&nbsp; </b>20 mm, 7.9 gm.&nbsp; Year 3, 277/8 AD.&nbsp; AKM AVP PROBOC CEB; laureate cuirassed bust right/eagle standing left, head right (no wreath in beak?); L-gamma.&nbsp; Milne 4566?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Probus.&nbsp; </b>20 mm, 8.5 gm.&nbsp; Year 6, 280/1 AD.&nbsp; AKM AVP PROBOC CEB; laureated cuirassed bust right/eagle standing right, head right, wreath in beak; L-S.&nbsp; Milne 4632?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Probus.&nbsp; </b>20 mm, 7.4 gm.&nbsp; Year 8, 282/3 (he died in the fall of 282; don&#039;t know if this was minted before he died or after).&nbsp; AKM AVP PROBOC CEB; laureate cuirassed bust right/eagle standing right, head right, wreath in beak; L-H.&nbsp; Milne #?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diocletian.&nbsp; </b>17 x 19 mm, 8.5 gm.&nbsp; Year 7, 291/2 AD.&nbsp; DIOKLHTI ANOC CEB; laureate head right/Zeus standing left, chlamys over left arm, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at foot left.&nbsp; Milne 5013?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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