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<p>[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 4472390, member: 77226"]Great find, I just wish I would have noticed it first! These Alexandrian drachms (or hemidrachms as some call them) are great coins and usually have a lot of wear. The ones without wear get expensive fast (even worn ones can be expensive too!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s my recent Trajan drachm that cost a bit more because I wasn’t the only one to notice it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112620[/ATTACH]</p><p>Trajan, AE Hemidrachm, of Alexandria. Year 15, 111-112 AD.</p><p>Obv: AVT TRAIAN CEB GERM DAKIK, laureate and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: Sarapis standing left, holding sceptre within distyle temple, stele at his feet. Date LI-E across fields.</p><p>Köln 590; Milne 670; Emmett 581.</p><p><br /></p><p>I managed to snag a lot of super worn Alexandrian diobols and obols for cheap recently too. The lot had some (worn, ugly but interesting and beautiful to me) surprises I’ll post later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 4472390, member: 77226"]Great find, I just wish I would have noticed it first! These Alexandrian drachms (or hemidrachms as some call them) are great coins and usually have a lot of wear. The ones without wear get expensive fast (even worn ones can be expensive too!) Here’s my recent Trajan drachm that cost a bit more because I wasn’t the only one to notice it. [ATTACH=full]1112620[/ATTACH] Trajan, AE Hemidrachm, of Alexandria. Year 15, 111-112 AD. Obv: AVT TRAIAN CEB GERM DAKIK, laureate and draped bust right. Rev: Sarapis standing left, holding sceptre within distyle temple, stele at his feet. Date LI-E across fields. Köln 590; Milne 670; Emmett 581. I managed to snag a lot of super worn Alexandrian diobols and obols for cheap recently too. The lot had some (worn, ugly but interesting and beautiful to me) surprises I’ll post later.[/QUOTE]
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