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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2275608, member: 56859&quot;]I agree with Doug.&nbsp; Egyptian tets of Antoninus Pius seem to all be of poor quality metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first Roman Egyptian tet was an A-Pi from a small mixed lot. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_411,q_75/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 11, CE 147/8</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 23 mm, 11.7 gm</p><p>Obv: ANTΩNINOC CEBEVCEB; laureate head of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: L-ENΔ-E-KATOV; Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 1377 (11), R1</p><p><br /></p><p>The metal is ugly and it deterred me for seeking more Roman Egyptian coins.&nbsp; I got over that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; There are bunches of fascinating issues from Roman Egypt, including the tremendous variety of A-Pi drachms-- wish I had more of those!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_39439c22246047c88a0c256c1d3407f7.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_382,q_75/ae43f8_39439c22246047c88a0c256c1d3407f7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 2, CE 138/9</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 24 mm, 12.63 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTΩNINOC EV CEB, bare head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ETO VCB, canopus of Osiris right on cushion</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 1373 (2), R1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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