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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3037161, member: 82616&quot;]I recently was able to acquire this really neat Vespasian tetradrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]757607[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 12.17g</p><p>Alexandria mint, 70-71 AD</p><p>RPC 2424 (0 spec.).</p><p>Obv: AYTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OYVEΣΠAΣIANOY; Head of Vespasian, laurerate, r., date LΓ before neck</p><p>Rev: PΩMH; Roma standing l., with spear and shield</p><p>Ex eBay, March 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare regnal year 3 Roma reverse. Only two specimens cited in RPC, none listed in the major collections. Roma had previously been featured on the Alexandrian coinage of Galba, although as a bust and not the standing figure seen here.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the last tetradrachm appearance of the Roma type at Alexandria during the Flavian era. A similar Alexandrian Roma was briefly revived under Domitian for a rare 20mm bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your Alexandrian tets or city personifications.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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