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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4801973, member: 99456&quot;]Best Wishes for a Happy Alexandrian New Year!&nbsp; There are already many excellent coins posted that I would like to claim as my favorites.&nbsp; That said, here are two favorites starting with one from Hadrian where the Alexandrians were a bit too exuberant about his new title:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1166300[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3"><b>Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian</b>, BI Tetradrachm, dated RY 12 = AD 127/8</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> ΠATHP ΠATPIΔ[OC] (== Pater Patridos), clasped hands; L IB (date) above and below hands</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ref: </b>Dattari (Savio) 1524</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>and one from Gallienus from his 10th anniversary of rule ex. Dattari.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1166299[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3"><b>Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus</b>, 253-268 Tetradrachm circa 262-263 (year 10)</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size:</b> 23mm, 10.63g</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> ΔЄKA/ЄTHPI/CKV/PIOV in four lines within laurel wreath; below, L I</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ref: </b>Geissen 2915 (this coin cited) Dattari-Savio Pl. 272, 5273 (this coin) </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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