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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 6439673, member: 82549&quot;]I received two coins in a bulk lot that looked like someone tried to strip them down to bare metal and then gave up halfway through the process. Blecch! Both coins half obscured by large, gloppy blobs, to use technical jargon. Last night I subjected them both to electrolysis and got a nice surprise. In addition to a provincial of Hadrian from the Koinon of Bithynia with an octastyle temple reverse (RPC v.3, #999), I uncovered this coin: an AE22 of Hadrian from Claudiopolis in Bithynia. RPC online shows two examples. Mine is nicer than both despite the rough surfaces. I did not see any examples on Wildwinds, ACSearch, or in the CNG archives, so it seems like mine may be the 3rd recorded example; I would appreciate hearing about others. Here it is:[ATTACH=full]1255072[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Provincial AE22</p><p>Bithynian Claudiopolis</p><p>RPC, III, #1107</p><p>Obv: AYT TPAINO - [KAICAP AΔPIANOC]</p><p>Rev: KΛAYΔIO - ΠOΛITΩN - Asclepius, standing, facing left, resting right hand on serpent-entwined staff and holding unidentified object in left hand.</p><p>22x20 mm, 5.7 g.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>And now my question:</u> Can anyone figure out what Asclepius is holding in his left hand? Might it be a scroll?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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