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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1256034, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Gracias!!!!! Radiate bust question.....</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Very good!!! Thank you <u>so</u> much for your help <b>Cucumbor</b>!</p><p>--------------------------------</p><p>&nbsp;I agree, the part that is visible does look like a &#039; K &#039; And like you said, all the other numerals for the years this coin was struck look quite different, so I think it is Regnal Year 20, 116 - 117 AD like you said.... very good to know. Thanks for all the info on when this type was struck and everything.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, does this specific type usually have a Radiate Bust of Emperor Trajan? Because that is something I have never seen on <u>any</u> Tetradrachmai of Trajan myself. Or are they normally Laureate busts for this type ? I have a year 5 Trajan tet from Alexandria with the eagle reverse, and it has one of the types of busts I most often see on these Alexandria types of Trajan.</p><p>So can you tell me anything about that? Is this a possibly rare issue because of the Radiate bust or were all of this type struck like that? That is my main question.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Again thanks for all your help mate, it is much appreciated!!</p><p>------</p><p>I include a pic of my other Trajan Alexandria Tet with the eagle reverse, and a nice clear date.... also looks like good silver...... I love the eagle tets like this one and the ones struck by Hadrian and Nero where the eagle has his wings closed and is standing facing one way.... very similar to the style used by the Ptolemies. </p><p>I need to take new pics of both of these tets..... I will post the pics in this thread when I do.... probably in a day or so.</p><p>--------------------------------------</p><p>------------------------------------</p><p>--------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*P.S. : also something I noticed.... if the Zeus tet is from year 20, 116/117 AD, then it is from Trajan&#039;s last year, or second to last year of reign.... kinda interesting....</p><p><br /></p><p>**P.P.S: Also any word on what that thing is below the &#039; L &#039; on the reverse? The thing just to the left of Zeus? Is it a cornucopia? That&#039;s what it looks like to me... but I don&#039;t know why it would be there since it has nothing to do with Zeus...... I don&#039;t know.... Anyone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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