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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 7803331, member: 87200&quot;]Nilos again, the more the merrier...</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining.</p><p><br /></p><p>Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138)</p><p>Year 127-128</p><p><br /></p><p>Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: AVT KAI TPAI AAPIA CEB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: LDW (delta) EK in exergue, Nilos reclining left upon a <b>crocodile</b>, holding cornucopia and reed, Genius emerging from the cornucopia and pointing at letters IS in upper field</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Milne 1269</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrian3-jpg.1080500/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrian4-jpg.1080502/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and Melas...</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>PAMPHYLIA. Side. <i>Caracalla</i>, 198-217.</b> Pentassarion (?) (Bronze, 30 mm, 17.51 g, 1 h). AY K M AY CEY ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right; above, star; on cheek, countermark: Є within circular incuse. <i>Rev.</i> CIΔH/TΩΝ The river-god Melas reclining left, holding pomegranate tree in his right hand and leaning left on urn from which water flows. SNG Paris -. SNG PFPS 699. SNG von Aulock -. For countermark, Howgego 803. Very rare. Areas of weakness<i>, otherwise,</i> about very fine.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/car_pamph-jpg.1328489/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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