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Message:: [QUOTE="TIF, post: 2129784, member: 56859"]The type was issued in regnal years 14 (Emmett's rarity assignment of "R5?"), 18 (R3), and 21 (R1).  Note that these rarity grades don't always correlate with what you can or cannot find in the market.  He used a question mark by the rarity number "if date is questioned on the reference specimen, or if the coin date is suspect, or if the coin is suspect." It's difficult to discern the year on your coin.  On Alexandrian coins the date is written as L (for year) and one or more letters.  Year 14 would b L I Δ; year 18 L I H; year 21 L K A. The L is clear in the upper left field of your coin's reverse and I think the second letter is to the right and slightly higher than the L.  Since common things occur commonly, it's probably a K-- but it sure looks like it could be an I.  I'm not seeing the lower left field K that you mentioned and placement of the K in that position would be atypical.  The third letter is probably that lump on the lower right field-- it could be a Δ or an A-- or a Λ, but the latter doesn't correlate with any known dates for the type. Emmett's catalog number for this type is 832 ("Demeter standing facing, head left, with corn + poppies + torch").  In his cross reference section, the year 14 coin corresponds to Dattari's 1331, year 18 to Milne's 1390, and year 21 to Milne's 1512. The obverse legends can help with determination of the year.  It's hard to make out much of your coin's legend but I think I see an O towards the end, making this coin a year 21 issue rather than year 14.  In case it helps you, here are the full obverse legends for the three years of issue: AVTKAITPAIAΔPIACEB  (year 14) AVTKAICTPAIANAΔPIANOCCEB (year 18) AVTKAICTPAAΔPIANOCCEB (year 21) In short, it's probably year 21 but it could be year 14.[/QUOTE]

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