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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1945371, member: 56859&quot;]I know you said Alexandrians aren&#039;t particularly appealing but I&#039;m glad you bought a nice example anyway.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Warning:&nbsp; these generally homely Roman Alexandrians are addicting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought an Antoninus Pius drachm too but it is almost not worth photographing.&nbsp; It was a local purchase-- from the same jewelry store where I found that Pontos Perseus and Medusa.&nbsp; I was there again last week and other than the never-selling handful of poor condition LRBs and a few very worn Syracuse obols, this was the only other unset coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was more or less a pity purchase (pity for the coin, poor A-Pi!).&nbsp; They didn&#039;t even know what it was.&nbsp; Plus, since that there are no coin shops in my area, I feel compelled to buy almost any ancient coin when the occasion arises.&nbsp; It is now my pocket piece.&nbsp; Well, purse piece, and it&#039;s in a little velvet pouch.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s a wonderful coin to carry around; he&#039;s a worthy emperor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338601[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Antoninus Pius drachm, Emmett 1496(17), R1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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