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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2448019, member: 56859&quot;]Oh.&nbsp; Sorry!</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many reference books and catalogs for coins of Roman Egypt.&nbsp; Keith Emmett wrote one of the newer books and &quot;Emmett 3973&quot; is the catalog number for your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>A general format for describing ancient coins is more or less like this (for provincial coins):</p><p><br /></p><p>Region/Kingdom, City.&nbsp; Person</p><p>Year struck or year of reign</p><p>type of metal, size, weight</p><p>Obverse description</p><p>Reverse description</p><p>References (catalog numbers, book references, etc which match the coin type)</p><p><br /></p><p>For your coin, I&#039;d write it like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Tacitus</b></p><p>regnal year 1, 275/6 CE</p><p>potin tetradrachm, 20.3 mm, 8 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AKKΛTAKITOCCEB; laureate bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; ETOYC - A</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3973.1; Milne 4501</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;3973.1&quot;; the .1 shows that your coin was from his first (well, only <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) regnal year).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Milne is another reference book.&nbsp; As mentioned, there are many such reference books/catalogs for coins of Roman Egypt. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;ETOYC - A&quot; means the first regnal year.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend is difficult to read on your coin but it is certainly Tacitus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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