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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 8140627, member: 56859"]Wow, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] ... you had the most fantastic year! Really great, all of them. There is no way at all to pick just three favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with the #1 position and it's a reverse type I've tried for several times... always the bridesmaid <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. A terrific rendition of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Titus discovery coin, #4... congratulations on that!! Very exciting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Ephesian o mint bull RIC plate coin... just wow.</p><p><br /></p><p>I <b>love</b> #10, Titus honoring his daughter <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Great Sphinx is very robust. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianobolsphinx-emmett326-rt-jpg.1180946/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian</b></p><p>Æ obol; 17.5 mm, 3.40 gm</p><p>RY 11 (91/92 CE)</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Andro-Sphinx seated right; L A in exergue</p><p>Ref: Dattari (Savio) 570-1 var. (same); K&G 24.181 var. (same); RPC II 2645; Emmett 326.11; Köln 395 var. (position of date)</p><p><i>ex Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from William M. Rosenblum</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I love the snake cowboy and will refrain from showing my Domitian for the fourth time this week <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but instead I'll show an A-Pi I hadn't shown before, but my second of the type. The twist is that Agathodaemon has the head of Serapis. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419113[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius </b></p><p>RY 23 (159/60 CE)</p><p>AE drachm; 31 mm, 16.59 gm, 12 h</p><p>Obv: [ΤI ΑΙ Α]ΔΡI [ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥ]; laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right</p><p>Rev: [L] KΓ; Agathodaemon serpent with head of Serapis riding horse to right Ref: Dattari (Savio) 2831. Emmett 1444.23. K&G 35.820. RPC IV.4 online 14989</p><p><i>ex Rhakotis Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 8140627, member: 56859"]Wow, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] ... you had the most fantastic year! Really great, all of them. There is no way at all to pick just three favorites. I agree with the #1 position and it's a reverse type I've tried for several times... always the bridesmaid :D. A terrific rendition of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world :). Your Titus discovery coin, #4... congratulations on that!! Very exciting :) The Ephesian o mint bull RIC plate coin... just wow. I [B]love[/B] #10, Titus honoring his daughter :). Your Great Sphinx is very robust. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianobolsphinx-emmett326-rt-jpg.1180946/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian[/B] Æ obol; 17.5 mm, 3.40 gm RY 11 (91/92 CE) Obv: laureate head right Rev: Andro-Sphinx seated right; L A in exergue Ref: Dattari (Savio) 570-1 var. (same); K&G 24.181 var. (same); RPC II 2645; Emmett 326.11; Köln 395 var. (position of date) [I]ex Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from William M. Rosenblum[/I] I love the snake cowboy and will refrain from showing my Domitian for the fourth time this week :D but instead I'll show an A-Pi I hadn't shown before, but my second of the type. The twist is that Agathodaemon has the head of Serapis. [ATTACH=full]1419113[/ATTACH] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius [/B] RY 23 (159/60 CE) AE drachm; 31 mm, 16.59 gm, 12 h Obv: [ΤI ΑΙ Α]ΔΡI [ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥ]; laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right Rev: [L] KΓ; Agathodaemon serpent with head of Serapis riding horse to right Ref: Dattari (Savio) 2831. Emmett 1444.23. K&G 35.820. RPC IV.4 online 14989 [I]ex Rhakotis Collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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