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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3770665, member: 56859&quot;]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/claudiusgothicustet-eagle-jpg.891586/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus</b></p><p>year 1, CE 268</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev: eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3878(1), R1</p><p><i>purchased from a mostly non-ancient coin dealer at WFOM, Chicago, Aug. 2014.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m also posting a darkly toned silver coin from two requests back just because it is such a good example of dark toning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_520%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D6599a610d8376d52542a63a42ae6fd54%252526hash%25253D2d6d050905c9c97c78182a16d5c76cb2%2526hash%253D0c8a95a5a3a791840bc0426af6c2da7a%26hash%3D4e581bcb43eac25c7fa6f5bca43ad8de&amp;hash=502989e77759269cbd954383d8bb287f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>340-320 BCE</p><p>AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm</p><p>Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left</p><p>Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21</p><p><br /></p><p>Next:&nbsp; a meanie greenie (bronze coin with green patina)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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