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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4360073, member: 87404"]I agree with the assessment of it being Aurelian (he has that telltale emphasized nostril) and RY 5. Here is my "close, but not exact" example, similar to [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER]:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181213_184357694.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Aurelian, Ruled 270-175 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 273/274 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Eagle standing facing wings open, head right, holding wreath in beak, ЄTOVC Є to right and left, RY 5.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 3924, Dattari 5490</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 20mm, 8.4g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy his Alexandrian tets... nice size for being so late, and typically nice style:</p><p><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/collagemaker_20190925_185537750.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 274/275 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, ЄTOVC – S to right and left, RY 6.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 3923, Köln 3096</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 21.8mm, 8.3g</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_180248829.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck Year 4, 272/273 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, Laureate, cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Eagle standing left, head left, wreath in beak, Δ / L (RY 4 = 272/273 AD) in left field, star in right field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: (Savio) 5470-1; Milne 4381-2; Emmett 3922.4</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 21mm, 7.73g</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex: The Bing Collection (February, 2019)</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190526_154932952.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190526_154932952.jpg" rel="nofollow"><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190526_154932952.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 272/273 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; star to upper left, date LΔ in right field (year 4=272/273 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 3928, Dattari 5481, Köln 3074</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex: Naville Numismatics, Auction 49, Lot #203 (5-12-2019)</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><b><i>A very fun area to collect!</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4360073, member: 87404"]I agree with the assessment of it being Aurelian (he has that telltale emphasized nostril) and RY 5. Here is my "close, but not exact" example, similar to [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181213_184357694.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Aurelian, Ruled 270-175 AD[/B] [B]AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria[/B] [B]Struck 273/274 AD[/B] Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Eagle standing facing wings open, head right, holding wreath in beak, ЄTOVC Є to right and left, RY 5. References: Emmett 3924, Dattari 5490 Size: 20mm, 8.4g[/SIZE] I really enjoy his Alexandrian tets... nice size for being so late, and typically nice style: [SIZE=3][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/collagemaker_20190925_185537750.jpg[/IMG] [B]Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD[/B] [B]AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria[/B] [B]Struck 274/275 AD[/B] Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, ЄTOVC – S to right and left, RY 6. References: Emmett 3923, Köln 3096 Size: 21.8mm, 8.3g [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_180248829.jpg[/IMG] [B]Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD[/B] [B]AE Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt[/B] [B]Struck Year 4, 272/273 AD[/B] Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, Laureate, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Eagle standing left, head left, wreath in beak, Δ / L (RY 4 = 272/273 AD) in left field, star in right field. References: (Savio) 5470-1; Milne 4381-2; Emmett 3922.4 Size: 21mm, 7.73g Ex: The Bing Collection (February, 2019) [/SIZE] [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190526_154932952.jpg'][SIZE=3][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190526_154932952.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Aurelian, Ruled 270-275 AD[/B] [B]AE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria[/B] [B]Struck 272/273 AD[/B] Obverse: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Reverse: Eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; star to upper left, date LΔ in right field (year 4=272/273 AD). References: Emmett 3928, Dattari 5481, Köln 3074 Ex: Naville Numismatics, Auction 49, Lot #203 (5-12-2019) [/SIZE] [B][I]A very fun area to collect![/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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