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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 3239307, member: 88526&quot;][ATTACH=full]847597[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Vespasian Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒA ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ LB</p><p>Laureate head right </p><p><br /></p><p>Dated LB Year 2 (69/70 AD).</p><p><br /></p><p>Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm.</p><p><br /></p><p>EGYPT. Alexandria. </p><p>69-79 AD</p><p>Billon Tetradrachm </p><p>24mm - 13.12g</p><p><br /></p><p>Köln 276; Dattari 360; Milne 393; Emmett 204; RPC II 2412. </p><p><br /></p><p>VF, gray toning, </p><p><br /></p><p>ex-Vauctions sale 243 lot 58 Barry P. Murphy</p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian was proclaimed Emperor at Alexandria on July 1, 69 AD. This cut short the coinage of Vitellius at the Egyptian capital which had begun only two months before</p><p><br /></p><p>The billon coins are usually tough to photograph to appear as they do in hand.&nbsp; This one looks nothing like it does Iin&nbsp; hand</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847599[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galba billon Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Λ OYKΛIBΣ OYΛ Π ΓAΛBA KAIΣ ΣEB AVT</p><p>laureate bust of Galba, right, LB (year 2) before</p><p><br /></p><p>PΩMH</p><p>Helmeted, draped bust of Roma right, holding spear &amp; sheild</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria, September 68 AD-January 69 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>13.44g</p><p><br /></p><p>Scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>RPC 5330; Emmett 174</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-ANE</p><p><br /></p><p>In hand it has a wonderful dark consistent toning[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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