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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1895736, member: 56859&quot;]Luckily for you, several of us on CoinTalk love Alexandrian coins and have Keith Emmett&#039;s reference book.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your coins are provincial Romans from Alexandria, Egypt.&nbsp; The denomination is tetradrachm and the metal is a very debased silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the full attributions:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Coin 1</b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Probus</b></p><p><b>279/80 AD (year 5)</b></p><p>potin tetradrachm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AKMAVPΠPOBOCCEB; laureate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L - Ε</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3983 (5); R1 (rarity rating of 1, common)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse abbreviations translation:</p><p>A(VTOKPATΩP) K(AICAP) M(APKOC) A(VPHΛIOC) ΠPOBOC CEB(ACTOC)</p><p>Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Coin 2</b></span></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Diocletian</b></p><p><b>286/7 AD (year 3)</b></p><p>potin tetradrachm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AKΓOVAΔIOKΛHTIANOCCEB; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopia; ETOVC - Γ; star in right field</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 4082 (3), R1 (rarity rating of 1, common)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse abbreviation translation:</p><p>A(VTOKPATΩP) K(AICAP) (AIOC) OVA(ΛEPIOC) ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB(ACTOC)</p><p>Imperator Caesar Gaius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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