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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3112261, member: 56859&quot;]My first Alexandrian tetradrachm was that same type, Mat.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it was the ugliest coin I&#039;d seen and was certain I&#039;d never want more of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of Roman Egypt now make up the largest segment of my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be fair though my first one, which was in a small group lot, has very unattractive surfaces.&nbsp; Despite that I can now appreciate that it is a nice portrait and rather good strike, &quot;for the type&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg/v1/fill/w_960,h_493,al_c,lg_1,q_90/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p><b>year 11, CE 147/8</b></p><p>billion tetradrachm, 23 mm, 11.7 gm</p><p>Obv: ANTΩNINOC CEBEVCEB; laureate head of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: L ENΔ E KATOV; Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1377.11, R1 (common)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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