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<p>[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 3918432, member: 90248"]I've always admired the Tetradrachms and Drachms of Alexandria.....So it had to happen eventually that I would fall for one. </p><p>This one didn't just 'call' it 'screamed' at me!....I can't put this coin down at the moment!</p><p> </p><p>Purchased from Ken Dorney's stock...</p><p><br /></p><p>I know there are a few collectors of Tets/Drachms here [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER]..@Doug smit...@TIF to mention a few that have shown some beautiful examples....</p><p>An exact translation of the legends would be really appreciated...Also can anyone recommend a decent reference book on Roman drachms and Tets?...Or an online source?</p><p>[USER=56976]@Bob L.[/USER].... Thanks for giving the added provenence to the coin...See below..</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1032800[/ATTACH] </p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/149).</p><p>Obverse..Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right..ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹƐΒ</p><p>Reverse..Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; Iς (for 16 cubits) above, crocodile below. L ΔⲰΔƐΚΑΤΟV</p><p>Köln 1594; Dattari (Savio) 2294; K&G 35.426; Emmett 1413.12. </p><p>Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 377, 29 June 2016), lot 269.</p><p>For those who love 'Tets'...Check out this collection..</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=%22Hermanubis+Collection%22&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=%22Hermanubis+Collection%22&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company=</a></p><p>Here's the OP coin..</p><p><a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13634" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13634" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13634</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post anything you feel is relevant...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 3918432, member: 90248"]I've always admired the Tetradrachms and Drachms of Alexandria.....So it had to happen eventually that I would fall for one. This one didn't just 'call' it 'screamed' at me!....I can't put this coin down at the moment! Purchased from Ken Dorney's stock... I know there are a few collectors of Tets/Drachms here [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER]..@Doug smit...@TIF to mention a few that have shown some beautiful examples.... An exact translation of the legends would be really appreciated...Also can anyone recommend a decent reference book on Roman drachms and Tets?...Or an online source? [USER=56976]@Bob L.[/USER].... Thanks for giving the added provenence to the coin...See below.. [ATTACH=full]1032800[/ATTACH] EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/149). Obverse..Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right..ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹƐΒ Reverse..Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; Iς (for 16 cubits) above, crocodile below. L ΔⲰΔƐΚΑΤΟV Köln 1594; Dattari (Savio) 2294; K&G 35.426; Emmett 1413.12. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 377, 29 June 2016), lot 269. For those who love 'Tets'...Check out this collection.. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=%22Hermanubis+Collection%22&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company=']https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company=[/URL] Here's the OP coin.. [URL]https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13634[/URL] Please post anything you feel is relevant...[/QUOTE]
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