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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2139239, member: 56859&quot;]Good golly, I could take us to page 6 with A alone!&nbsp; Granted, my collection is heavy with Roman Egyptian and Ptolemaic dynasty coins.&nbsp; A quick count-- and not all have been cataloged-- shows &gt;100 coins from cities beginning with A.&nbsp; I won&#039;t post them all but here is a breakdown:</p><p><br /></p><p>Aegina (Islands off Attica) 2</p><p>Akragas (Sicily) 1</p><p>Alexandria (Roman Egypt) 80+</p><p>Alexandria (Ptolemaic) 13</p><p>Amisos (Pontos) 7</p><p>Amphipolis mint (a few)</p><p>Apollonia Pontica (Thrace) 1</p><p>Arados (Phoenicia) 1</p><p>Argos (Argolis) 2</p><p>Assos (Troas) 1</p><p>Athens (Attica) 1</p><p>... and a smattering of other Roman coins from &quot;A&quot; mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few representatives follow.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>ALEXANDRIA</b></span></font></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></font></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_6c67080020cc4e348897e07ce7d8bf1f.jpg_srb_p_800_402_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria</b></p><p><b>Hadrian, CE 117-138</b></p><p>Æ Drachm, 35 mm, 24.8 gm; Regnal year 15 (CE 130/1)</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Hadrian standing left, togate, holding sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant&#039;s skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears in her left hand, and kissing Hadrian&#039;s extended right hand; L-IE (date) below.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 964(15), R1</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin commemorates Hadrian&#039;s visit to Alexandria in CE 130.</p><p><br /></p><p>His beloved companion, Antinoüs, drowned in the Nile on the trip.&nbsp; The circumstances are unclear and some historians suggest it was an intentional sacrifice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian mourned the loss of his lover. Antinoüs was deified, a cult began,&nbsp; and the city of Antinopolis was established on the Nile&#039;s bank not far from where he drowned.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_d775e692134d4db1bbf18c1610863c86.jpg_srb_p_1000_512_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Gallienus</b></p><p><b>year 13, CE 265/6</b></p><p>tetradrachm, 21 mm, 9.1 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; AVTKΠΛIKΓAΛΛIHNOCCEB; eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder; L IΓ across field</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3806(13), R1</p><p><i>Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 88.203 (accessioned 1888); Benjamin Pierce Cheney Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ff6055d603b844998942ed2bc3a1859e.jpg_srb_p_1000_513_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Claudius II Gothicus</b></p><p><b>year 1, CE 268</b></p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3878(1), R1</p><p>(Included in this post because of the stunning relief and artistic portrait)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_aa41f78f607d4bbfbd8b288442a378e0.jpg_srb_p_1000_509_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ptolemy II Philadelphus</b></p><p>Post-reform series 3 struck in Alexandria circa 260 BCE</p><p>AE obol, 22 mm, 8.75 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin headdress</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIΟY; eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt, Λ between legs</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Svoronos 483?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b971528a397743418ef111fa646409c3.jpg_srb_p_780_383_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Ptolemy IV Philopater</b></p><p><b>221-205 BCE</b></p><p>AE42, 67.9gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon right with ram&#039;s horn, wearing taenia diadem</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; Σ between legs; Cornucopiae left decorated with royal diadem</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Svoronos 992[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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