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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2071764, member: 56859&quot;]Here&#039;s a recent pickup.&nbsp; In addition to all kinds of sometimes random ancient coins, I avidly collect coins of Roman Egypt.&nbsp; This <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13/cput" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13/cput" rel="nofollow">tetradrachm of Gallienus</a> was collected by Benjamin Cheney Pierce and accessioned by the Boston <b>Museum of Fine Arts</b> in 1888.&nbsp; Now it&#039;s mine <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]383746[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Gallienus</b></p><p>year 13, CE 265/6</p><p>tetradrachm, 21 mm, 9.1 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; AVTKΠΛIKΓAΛΛIHNOCCEB; eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder; L IΓ across field</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3806(13), R1</p><p><i>Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 88.203 (accessioned 1888); Benjamin Pierce Cheney Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Benjamin Pierce Cheney</b> (12 Aug 1815 - 23 July 1895) founded the company that became American Express.&nbsp;&nbsp; He started as a stagecoach driver, gained trust and money, developed some railways, and lost his right arm in a railway accident.&nbsp; He became a director at Wells Fargo and brought about a merger of several companies which became American Express.&nbsp; American Express began as an express mail business.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Benjamin_Pierce_Cheney.JPG/440px-Benjamin_Pierce_Cheney.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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