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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2479994, member: 56859"]I have some provincials to add <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Tetradrachms of that general period in Roman Egypt had degraded quite a bit-- fabric, style, and quality-- but under Claudius II there appears to have been at least one talented engraver.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ff6055d603b844998942ed2bc3a1859e.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_513,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_ff6055d603b844998942ed2bc3a1859e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus</b></p><p>year 1, CE 268</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev: eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3878.1, R1</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_6d59d7ab8c544e2f974aeba958e2516b.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_428,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_6d59d7ab8c544e2f974aeba958e2516b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus</b></p><p>year 3, CE 269/70</p><p>tetradrachm, 20 mm, 10.2 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTKKΛAVΔIOCCEB (In theory: what I can read on this coin doesn't quite match what the legend is supposed to be. Probably just engraver error or die deterioration); laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopia; L Γ in left field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3896.3, R4[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2479994, member: 56859"]I have some provincials to add :). Tetradrachms of that general period in Roman Egypt had degraded quite a bit-- fabric, style, and quality-- but under Claudius II there appears to have been at least one talented engraver. [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ff6055d603b844998942ed2bc3a1859e.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_513,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_ff6055d603b844998942ed2bc3a1859e.jpg[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus[/B] year 1, CE 268 tetradrachm Obv: AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right Rev: eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field Ref: Emmett 3878.1, R1 [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_6d59d7ab8c544e2f974aeba958e2516b.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_428,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_6d59d7ab8c544e2f974aeba958e2516b.jpg[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus[/B] year 3, CE 269/70 tetradrachm, 20 mm, 10.2 gm Obv: AVTKKΛAVΔIOCCEB (In theory: what I can read on this coin doesn't quite match what the legend is supposed to be. Probably just engraver error or die deterioration); laureate head right Rev: Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopia; L Γ in left field Ref: Emmett 3896.3, R4[/QUOTE]
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