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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3269717, member: 57495&quot;]This one adds to the reverse scene a domed Nilometer, with a little Genius standing before it inscribing the desired Iς (&#039;16 cubits&#039;) reading of the Nile waters.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862218[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 21.28g, 32.3mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 17 (AD 153-154). RPC 14929 (<i>this coin cited</i>). Dattari-Savio Pl. 141, 2763 (this <i>coin</i>). O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which issues Genius holding wreath; to left, a dome Nilometer inscribed Iς (for 16 cubits), in front of which stands a Genius; L-IZ (date) in field.</p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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