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<p>[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1370264, member: 5739"]<b><u><span style="color: #2F4F4F">FIGURE RECLINING reverse</span></u></b></p><p>---------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Hello again all, I recently purchased this coin, I have not yet weighed it, but it is around 28 mm, and clearly of Emperor Hadrian (117 AD - 138 AD), it is also clearly from Alexandria, Egypt.... is it an Alexandrian AE Drachm? I know not yet what to write for infor to accompany this coin, so any help would be appreciated.... I know some AE Drachmai and other Hadrian Alexandria AE coins can be fairly pricey in high grade, I know this isn't in high grade, just wonderin' what I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reclining figure on the reverse almost looks like it/he/she is resting the elbow on the right side of the reverse of the coin on a Sphinx.... but it is too hard to tell for me.... also if there is any date on the reverse (I still haven't learned more than a small ammount of Greek letters/numerals.... the first two characters in exergue on the reverse look kinda like 'Year 4' in Greek, the rest I do not know) Again, any help is appreciated, here is the best pic I have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1370264, member: 5739"][B][U][COLOR="#2F4F4F"]FIGURE RECLINING reverse[/COLOR][/U][/B] --------------------------------- Hello again all, I recently purchased this coin, I have not yet weighed it, but it is around 28 mm, and clearly of Emperor Hadrian (117 AD - 138 AD), it is also clearly from Alexandria, Egypt.... is it an Alexandrian AE Drachm? I know not yet what to write for infor to accompany this coin, so any help would be appreciated.... I know some AE Drachmai and other Hadrian Alexandria AE coins can be fairly pricey in high grade, I know this isn't in high grade, just wonderin' what I have. The reclining figure on the reverse almost looks like it/he/she is resting the elbow on the right side of the reverse of the coin on a Sphinx.... but it is too hard to tell for me.... also if there is any date on the reverse (I still haven't learned more than a small ammount of Greek letters/numerals.... the first two characters in exergue on the reverse look kinda like 'Year 4' in Greek, the rest I do not know) Again, any help is appreciated, here is the best pic I have.[/QUOTE]
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