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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2528118, member: 56859&quot;]I usually wait until they are in hand.&nbsp; At the risk of angering the Postal Deities, here they are.&nbsp; They&#039;ll get better photos once the coins are in hand, and probably separate writeups <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up a couple of wonderful Roman Egyptian coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/3000/2502871l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Domitian obol; Isis Thermouthis standing erect right.&nbsp; Emmett 321.10, R5.&nbsp; I love uniquely Egyptian iconography on Roman coins and finding an Isis Thermouthis was unexpected and very welcome!&nbsp; None in CNG or acsearch.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/3000/2502876l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Antoninus Pius obol; sphinx crouching left, in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza.&nbsp; He struck these in five separate years, four with the sphinx right, one with sphinx left.&nbsp; All are extremely rare.&nbsp; This one was struck in regnal year 20 and is unlisted in Emmett.&nbsp; I have one other &quot;Great Sphinx&quot; coin from Roman Egypt, a somewhat <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-marcus-aurelius-great-sphinx-obol" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-marcus-aurelius-great-sphinx-obol" rel="nofollow">nicer obol of Marcus Aurelius</a>.&nbsp; It took a long time to find that one and I was very happy to get one for A-Pi as well!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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