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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3709906, member: 56859"]The idea is at least 1,875 years old <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a page from Emmett's book showing the "zodiac series" of Antoninus Pius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]994367[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Even in low grade (which most are) they can be pricey. Alexandria isn't the only city that issued coins with prominent zodiac symbols or even the entire zodiac wheel. </p><p><br /></p><p>Great new coin, [USER=71514]@Pishpash[/USER]! I have no capricorns to share but here are some A-Pi zodiac coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ccb3d403b9d74f29a7a8e0fe316bd9b7%7Emv2.jpg&hash=aaf75d580912863bf3740eb69afbd743" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 8, 144/5 CE</p><p>AE drachm, 33 mm, 22.9 gm, Zodiac series, "Venus in Taurus"</p><p>Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: bull butting left; above, diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite left; star before her; L H (date) in exergue</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1450.8</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-zodiac-leo-rt-jpg.948419/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 8, 144/5 CE</p><p>AE drachm, 32 mm, 22.43 gm, Zodiac series, Helios in Leo</p><p>Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: Helios (Sun) in Leo: Lion leaping right; above, radiate and draped bust of Helios and six-pointed star; [L H below]</p><p>Ref: Köln 1495-6; Dattari (Savio) 2968; K&G 35.278; Emmett 1530.8</p><p><i>Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3709906, member: 56859"]The idea is at least 1,875 years old :D. Here's a page from Emmett's book showing the "zodiac series" of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH=full]994367[/ATTACH] Even in low grade (which most are) they can be pricey. Alexandria isn't the only city that issued coins with prominent zodiac symbols or even the entire zodiac wheel. Great new coin, [USER=71514]@Pishpash[/USER]! I have no capricorns to share but here are some A-Pi zodiac coins. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ccb3d403b9d74f29a7a8e0fe316bd9b7%7Emv2.jpg&hash=aaf75d580912863bf3740eb69afbd743[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 8, 144/5 CE AE drachm, 33 mm, 22.9 gm, Zodiac series, "Venus in Taurus" Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right Rev: bull butting left; above, diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite left; star before her; L H (date) in exergue Ref: Emmett 1450.8 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-zodiac-leo-rt-jpg.948419/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 8, 144/5 CE AE drachm, 32 mm, 22.43 gm, Zodiac series, Helios in Leo Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right Rev: Helios (Sun) in Leo: Lion leaping right; above, radiate and draped bust of Helios and six-pointed star; [L H below] Ref: Köln 1495-6; Dattari (Savio) 2968; K&G 35.278; Emmett 1530.8 [I]Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind[/I][/QUOTE]
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