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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1945341, member: 57495&quot;]One of these big ol&#039; drachms of Alexandria has been a long time coming for me.&nbsp; After hunting for about a year, I finally chose an Antoninus Pius with a fairly common Nilus reverse, but one I&#039;ve always liked.&nbsp; The surfaces are abit rough and the reverse lacks the cool Nilometer measurement indication, but on the plus side, it has a very nice mossy green-brown patina, excellent details, and <b>a crocodile!</b>&nbsp; In hand, it&#039;s a wonderfully weighty coin... not in my Top 5 of the year so far, but definitely in the Top 10. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please post your Alexandria drachms!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338587[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm (22.17g, 35mm)</p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 9 (145/6 AD)</p><p>Dattari (Savio) 8632; Emmett 1621.9</p><p>O: AVT K T AIL ADR ANTWNINOC CEBEVC, laureate head right.</p><p>R: Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; crocodile below, L ENATOV (date) around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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