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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8258005, member: 82616&quot;]Finding Alexandrian bronze coins in decent condition can often be a difficult task. Luckily, my latest addition defies the odds!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456127[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ Diobol, 6.80g</p><p>Alexandria mint, 76-77 AD</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, L ΕΝΑΤ; Bust of Alexandria, r.</p><p>RPC 2459 (20 spec.). Emmett 215.9. Dattari-Savio 370.</p><p>Acquired from Marc Breitsprecher, February 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>This regnal year 9 diobol is from the last issue of coinage struck for Vespasian at Alexandria. The reverse features the personification of the city of Alexandria wearing an elephant headdress, a common type for the mint during the Flavian era. The elephant headdress was associated with Alexander the Great because of his conquest of India.</p><p><br /></p><p>NB: L ΕΝΑΤ = year 9.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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