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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2749639, member: 4298&quot;]Hi CT folks</p><p><br /></p><p>While roman provincial from Alexandria seem trendy lately <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), I was flabbily browsing through mine when I realized one of them hadn&#039;t it&#039;s Emmett reference properly determined. Opening the book at the right page (hopefully) i still couldn&#039;t find the right one for the right year</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0120-410np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Hadrian, Drachm </b>struck in Alexandria, c. 131-132 CE</p><p>AVT KAI TRAI ADRIA CEB, Draped and laureate bust of Hadrian right</p><p>Nilus leaning left. Behind an hippopotamus. L IS in field (regnal year 16)</p><p>23.87 gr</p><p>Ref : Sear #1259, RCV #3763</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct me if I&#039;m wrong, but I still think LIS stands for regnal year 16 (131-132 CE) and there is nothing in Emmet for that year featuring Nilus, whatever the animal behind him is. <i>Edit to add</i> : I found a reference in RCV though...</p><p><br /></p><p>Any tips from you ACN* would be much appreciated</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Q</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>* Alexandrian Coins Nuts ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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