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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3998929, member: 56859"]With the usual disclaimers*, this coin looks like a drachm of Antoninus Pius, struck in Egypt. The flan shape is typical drachms struck in Roman Egypt-- flans were cast with that shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse needs to be rotated ~80 degrees clockwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</p><p>AE drachm, 35 mm, 25 gm.</p><p>Regnal year 16 (152/3 CE)</p><p>Obverse: laureate bust right</p><p>Reverse: Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia; genius emerging from cornucopia; crocodile below. LI S above.</p><p>Reference: Emmett 1621, 1622, or 1623, depending on other features which may not be visible on your coin due to condition (although I think it may be 1621)</p><p><br /></p><p>EDITED: it is Emmett 1621; the other two entries are not known for year 16.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>*I am not an expert (although I do have a Roman Egypt-heavy collection) and it is generally not possible to definitively authenticate a coin from photos although it is sometimes possible to definitely condemn a coin based solely on images.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3998929, member: 56859"]With the usual disclaimers*, this coin looks like a drachm of Antoninus Pius, struck in Egypt. The flan shape is typical drachms struck in Roman Egypt-- flans were cast with that shape. The reverse needs to be rotated ~80 degrees clockwise. Here's the attribution: EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius AE drachm, 35 mm, 25 gm. Regnal year 16 (152/3 CE) Obverse: laureate bust right Reverse: Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia; genius emerging from cornucopia; crocodile below. LI S above. Reference: Emmett 1621, 1622, or 1623, depending on other features which may not be visible on your coin due to condition (although I think it may be 1621) EDITED: it is Emmett 1621; the other two entries are not known for year 16. ... *I am not an expert (although I do have a Roman Egypt-heavy collection) and it is generally not possible to definitively authenticate a coin from photos although it is sometimes possible to definitely condemn a coin based solely on images.[/QUOTE]
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