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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 7750172, member: 87809&quot;]So good to see you back [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]. I was wondering where you were. Didn&#039;t know you were not feeling well; must have missed a post referring to your absence. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is a really gorgeous coin. Apparently these Drachms are the only evidence for Trajan&#039;s presence in Alexandria after the battles in Arabia. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wonder if Trajan actually rode an Elephant quadriga or if it is just a representation of an ancient Egyptian tradition that goes back to Ptolemy I; the Ptolemaic kings even used in their festive processions huge statues drawn by elephants. </p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>Don&#039;t have any elephant coins to share - maybe some day<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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