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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1831191, member: 44183"]<font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">My favourite seller had these two Alexandrian TETs ... I resisted for a while, but finally folded this morning and pulled the ol' trigger!! (I scored both coins (delivered) for $100 Canadian ... I know some of you will declare that I paid too much, but I thought that sounded reasonable enough?)</span></font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... I am certainly happy, for I absolutely love the TETs from Alexandria!! (they've got a certain look about them that I find very alluring!!)</span></font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Probus AE Tetradrachm</b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Date: 280-281 AD</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Diameter: 18.4 mm</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Weight: 8.1 grams</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Diocletian</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reverse: Eagle, wreath in beak; L / S in fields (Year 6)</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reference: Milne 4632</font></font></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]302466[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]302467[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Tacitus AE Tetradrachm</b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Date: 275-276 AD</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Diameter: 20.9 mm</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Weight: 9.0 grams</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reverse: Elpis holding flower and raising skirt</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reference: Emmett 3975</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]302468[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]302469[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Please feel free to post any of your sweet ol' TETs from Alexandria ...</span></font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=> I'm lookin' forward to seeing your stuff, gang!!</span></font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Cheers</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1831191, member: 44183"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]My favourite seller had these two Alexandrian TETs ... I resisted for a while, but finally folded this morning and pulled the ol' trigger!! (I scored both coins (delivered) for $100 Canadian ... I know some of you will declare that I paid too much, but I thought that sounded reasonable enough?)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]... anyway ... I am certainly happy, for I absolutely love the TETs from Alexandria!! (they've got a certain look about them that I find very alluring!!)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000][B]Probus AE Tetradrachm[/B][/COLOR] Date: 280-281 AD Diameter: 18.4 mm Weight: 8.1 grams Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Diocletian Reverse: Eagle, wreath in beak; L / S in fields (Year 6) Reference: Milne 4632[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]302466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302467[/ATTACH] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000][B]Tacitus AE Tetradrachm[/B][/COLOR] Date: 275-276 AD Diameter: 20.9 mm Weight: 9.0 grams Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus Reverse: Elpis holding flower and raising skirt Reference: Emmett 3975[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][ATTACH=full]302468[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302469[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]Please feel free to post any of your sweet ol' TETs from Alexandria ...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]=> I'm lookin' forward to seeing your stuff, gang!![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]Cheers[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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