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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 4811065, member: 56859&quot;]Now that I&#039;m properly oriented again I&#039;ll again say Happy New Year!&nbsp; <i>Today</i> is the 1st of Thoth, August 29 on the Julian calendar and the first day of the Alexandrian new year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a fairly recent acquisition I&#039;m thrilled to have.&nbsp; Not only are Alexandrian coins of Caracalla hard to come by, this one is unknown for the date (rare but known for RY 10, with one Dattari collection example and one other in ACsearch) and it features one of my favorite reverses:&nbsp; Agathodaemon atop a horse <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167082[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Caracalla as Caesar</b></p><p>RY 9 of Septimius Severus, 200/1 CE</p><p>Diobol</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; [illegible but probably AVT] KMAVPHΛANTωNINOCCEB; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Agathodaemon standing erect right, &quot;holding&quot; grain ear; atop horse galloping right; LΘ below</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Dattari 4050; Emmett 2774 (known only for RY 10)</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this from fellow CoinTalker [USER=102798]@Thesymbolteam[/USER].[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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