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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2363877, member: 56859&quot;]<i>Four months</i> since your last coin?&nbsp; Oh how sad <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp;&nbsp; At least you are retaining your <b>King of Tessera</b> crown.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only one tessera, undoubtedly seen by you during its cataloging:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/antinouspb-rt-jpg.461580/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-antinopolis--antinous-pb/c1bqm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-antinopolis--antinous-pb/c1bqm" rel="nofollow">EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. Antinous</a></b></p><p>2nd-3rd centuries CE</p><p>PB tessera, 25 mm, 7.63 gm, 11h</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Antinous right, wearing hem-hem crown; crescent before, AN behind</p><p>Rev: Serapis standing right, head left, raising hand and holding scepter; to left, ЄYC/YBA/[...]</p><p>Ref: Milne –; Dattari (Savio) –;Köln –</p><p><i>Per CNG: &quot;A previously unseen reverse legend and unpublished tessera. Though difficult to read, the reverse legend appears to be some variation of the word Εὐσεβής (“pious&quot;).&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t quite make out the reverse legend and plan to try making a rubbing to see if that lends any clarity.&nbsp; Finding tracing paper has proven difficult!&nbsp; No local stores seem to have any.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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