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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3261756, member: 96898"]Alright, that's quite an ambitious undertaking!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am game and can contribute a shabby but mind-bogglingly rare type from Alexandria Troas. Although it didn't get much love last time I <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tree-die-damage-or-distracted-engraver.324823/#post-3206045" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tree-die-damage-or-distracted-engraver.324823/#post-3206045">expressed my geeky fascination </a>for it, here it is again:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]858108[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Civic issue, Alexandria Troas, Roman Empire (province Asia), AE22, ca. 251–260. Obv: CO ALE[X TRO], turreted, draped, cuirassed bust of Tyche right, behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV. Rev: [CO]L AV[G] TR[OAD], statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column facing, holding patera over lighted tripod left and bow, tree (?) right. 22mm, 4.41g. Ref: Bellinger –, SNG Copenhagen –, SNG von Aulock –, BMC –, RPC IX, 492.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">It might be necessary to add cities to the list when we arrive at the respective letter (Perge in Pamphylia, for example).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3261756, member: 96898"]Alright, that's quite an ambitious undertaking! I am game and can contribute a shabby but mind-bogglingly rare type from Alexandria Troas. Although it didn't get much love last time I [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tree-die-damage-or-distracted-engraver.324823/#post-3206045']expressed my geeky fascination [/URL]for it, here it is again: [ATTACH=full]858108[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Civic issue, Alexandria Troas, Roman Empire (province Asia), AE22, ca. 251–260. Obv: CO ALE[X TRO], turreted, draped, cuirassed bust of Tyche right, behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV. Rev: [CO]L AV[G] TR[OAD], statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column facing, holding patera over lighted tripod left and bow, tree (?) right. 22mm, 4.41g. Ref: Bellinger –, SNG Copenhagen –, SNG von Aulock –, BMC –, RPC IX, 492. [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]It might be necessary to add cities to the list when we arrive at the respective letter (Perge in Pamphylia, for example).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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