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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1945993, member: 42773&quot;]OK, it&#039;s not the big, bad drachm that Zumbly just posted, but it is my first foray onto the avenue of Alexandrian potin tets: a very common type of Probus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I felt this coin had unusually good eye appeal for the grade, no better than F to be sure, but definitely a gF. I could have paid twice as much for a VF coin, but since I&#039;m just beginning to investigate these types, I decided modesty was the best policy. (At any rate, I&#039;ve discovered that I don&#039;t derive any less pleasure from collecting a $30 coin than I do from a $300 coin.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m hoping the green stuff isn&#039;t BD, but if it is, I&#039;ll deal with it as best I can - live and learn, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;ve made any mistakes in the attribution, please correct me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria, Probus </b></p><p><b>Potin Tetradrachm 20mm, 7.66 gm, <b>Year 2 (276/277 AD)</b></b></p><p><b><i>Obverse:</i> A K M AVP PROBOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right </b></p><p><b><i>Reverse:</i> Dikaiosyne half-left, holding scales and cornucopiae </b></p><p><b>Reference: Köln 3127, Dattari 5527, Milne 4521, cf. Curtis 1846</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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