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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 3046720, member: 74712&quot;]These are always fun - Here’s my ‘A’s:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761376[/ATTACH] </p><p>Judea</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Alexander Janaeus</span>, r. 103-76 B.C.</p><p>AE Prutah, 12.3mm x 0.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: Upside down anchor within circle</p><p>Rev.: Star of eight rays surrounded by a border</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]761381[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kingdom of Macedon</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Alexander III (the Great)</span>, r. 336-323 B.C. (c. 325-315 B.C.)</p><p>Pella Mint, AR Tetradrachm, 27.72mm x 17.2 grams</p><p>Obv.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p>Rev.: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, ΣΙ in left field</p><p>Ex. red_spork</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761380[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mauryan Empire</p><p>King <span style="color: #ff0000">Ashoka</span> &amp; Successors, 270-175/50 B.C.</p><p>AR Karshapana, 16.2 x 12.61mm x 4 grams</p><p>Obv.: five punchmarks, mark one: 468 (sun symbol); two: 392 (Six-Armed Symbol); three: 374 (arches); four: 15 (three circles and line); five: 142 (human)</p><p>Rev.: One punchmark: 15 (three circles and line)</p><p>Ref.: Gupta &amp; Hardaker 566, Series VIb, type VI IV C 142.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761382[/ATTACH] </p><p>Byzantine Empire</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Anastasius I</span>, r. 491-518 A.D. (498-518 A.D.)</p><p>Constantinople Mint, AE Half Follis, 19.37 mm x 4.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: Large K, long cross to left, star above, A right, star below</p><p>Ref.: SBCV 24</p><p>Ex. DC Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761386[/ATTACH] </p><p>Byzantine Empire</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Alexius I Comnenus</span>, r. 1081-1118 A.D.</p><p>Thessalonica mint AE Tetarteron, 18.69 mm x 3.6 grams</p><p>Obv.: [TW KOMHN]. Crowned facing bust of Alexius, wearing loros, holding cross-tipped sceptre and cross on globe</p><p>Rev.: Jeweled cross with globe at each end, X in centre, on two steps, C Φ A Δ in the corners, clockwise from first quadrant</p><p>Ref.: SBCV, 1931</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761391[/ATTACH] </p><p>Norman Italy - Capua</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Anfusus</span>, r. 1136-1144</p><p>AE Follaro, 10.86 mm x 0.69 grams</p><p>Obv.: O/A/N in left field, standing figure holding sword</p><p>Rev.: Pseudo-Cufic legend, cross above and below</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 14var., [MEC 14.188][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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