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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3118021, member: 19463&quot;]Now that we have pinned down the coin correctly, let&#039;s learn from the error.&nbsp; Alexandria was a particularly poor guess.&nbsp; As a general rule (there are a few exceptions), most coins of Alexandria have reverse legends limited to the regnal year of the issuing emperor.&nbsp; These are frequently the symbol L (=year) followed by a Greek numeral for the year of the reign.&nbsp; Sometimes L is replaced by ETOYC (=year) and occasionally the Greek numeral is replaced by the year spelled out.&nbsp; Rarely there are words identifying the figure on the reverse but they did not write out &#039;Alexandria&#039; so a coin reading that will be one of the other cities in the Empire with the same name (not Egypt). </p><p>For example, below is a tetradrachm of Commodus dated L K S (year 26).&nbsp; It is not rare for the year to be split oddly like this so we have to be careful to realize that a small flan can lose one side or the other.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]792753[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Maximianus has the L on the right (why ????) and spells out ENATOY (9)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]792754[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>While this Carus spells out ETOYC but renders 13 as ΙΓ.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]792755[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Understand there are exceptions but when you see a coin with a simple dated reverse, especially using the L, think Alexandria.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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