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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 10887355, member: 104887&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>Wonderful write up by [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER]. Two similar related coins from Alexandria Egypt. The difference is the placement of the reverse date and legend.</p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>LUCIUS VERUS (7 Mar 161 - 169 CE)</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 04 (163/164 CE)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525080[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Æ Drachma</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Size: 33 mm</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Weight: 23.6 g</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Broucheion Collection R-1995-08-11.002</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><b>Obv:</b> Lucius Verus laureate draped bust facing right. Legend:</p><p>[ΛAYPHΛIOC] - OYHPOCCЄB. Border not visible.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Eos standing facing left with head turned to right. Holding torch in outstretched right hand. Left hand leading one of the horses of the sun facing right with head turned to left. Above: Hω; Left field: [L]; Right field: Δ. Dotted border.</p><p><b>Refs:</b> Emmett-2391.04 var: HωC; G-2153 var: HωC &amp; date above; Dattari-3719; Dattari-Savio pl 199; RPC IV.4-14690 temporary; Milne-2499; BMC-1372 var: L-Δ;</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525081[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Æ Drachma</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Size: 32x33 mm</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Weight: 20.9 g</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><b>Broucheion Collection R-2020-09-12.001</b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obv:</b> Lucius Verus laureate draped bust facing right. Legend: [ΛAYPHΛIOC - OYH]P[OCCЄB]. Border not visible.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Eos standing facing left with head turned to right. Holding torch in outstretched right hand. Left hand leading one of the horses of the sun facing right with head turned to left. Above: L[Δ]; Below right: Hω. Dotted border.</p><p><b>Refs:</b> Emmett-2391.04 var: HωC; Geissen-2153; Dattari-3721 pl xii (rev); Dattari-Savio pl 199; RPC IV.4-14594 temporary online; Milne-2499; BMC-1372var: L-Δ; Mionnet-2242.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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