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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3989602, member: 56859&quot;]Of which I still have none!&nbsp; I keep looking but other things get in the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero&#039;s Egyptian coins, particular his later tets, have a distinctly Ramen Noodle style.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a particularly noodley example, 10/10 on the Ramen Scale:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_28ad1301dda144a398dbec33bc190353.jpg_srz_p_1000_491_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>year 13, CE 66/7</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEP; radiate head right</p><p>Rev: Laureate bust of Apollo right; AYTOKPA; LIΓ</p><p>Ref: Emmett 110(13) R1, Milne 248</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Somewhat less noodley, perhaps 6/10 on on the Ramen Scale:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_7f194347c72146cd873b25d9c5f4ee3d.jpg_srz_p_1000_523_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>year 10, CE 63/4</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEPAY; radiate head right</p><p>Rev: Bust of Poppaea right; ΠOΠΠAIAΣEBAΣTH; LI</p><p>Ref: Emmett 128(10) R1, Milne 217</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition makes it hard to determine, but I&#039;d rate this one as LN, Least Noodley, 1/10 on the Ramen Scale:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_c46709d644aa434c892cb486e5bed20b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>year 3, CE 56/7</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: NEPKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEPAYTO; laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Demos of Romans standing right with sceptre and cornucopia; ΔHMOΣPΩ-MAIΩN; LΓ</p><p>Ref: Emmett 116(3) R3, Milne 141</p><p><br /></p><p>A diobol:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8)</p><p>AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right</p><p>Rev: L - IΔ; &quot;vase&quot; (Emmett), or &quot;oinochoe&quot; per others (others are probably correct)</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 (<i>this coin</i>); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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