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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4223676, member: 87404"]Wonderful new coins! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> No, I'm not jealous at all... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie27" alt=":bored:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190103_191118593.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Antoninus Pius, Ruled 138-161 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Drachm, Alexandria, Egypt</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: AVT K T AIΛ ADRI ANTωNINOC ЄVCCЄB, Laurate and bearded bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: EYΘHNIA, Euthenia reclining left on sphinx, holding grain ears, outstretched fold of garment containing fruit and lotus, LΓ in exergue, RY 3 (139/140 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 1518</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 35mm, 23.2g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190103_191255333.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Hadrian, Ruled 117-138 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Hemidrachm, Alexandria, Egypt</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: AVT KAI AΔPIANOC ЄVCЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Euthenia reclining left on Sphinx, holding grain ears, date L ΔWΔE K in exergue, dated RY 12 (127/128 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 1086</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 12.5g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/collagemaker_20190219_202340725.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Marcus Aurelius</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>BL Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck Year 5, 164/165 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: M AYΡHΛIOC ANTΩNINOC C (Ω inverted), laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Tyche seated left, kalathos on head, holding rudder and cornucopiae; L-Є (date) RY 5 = 164/165 AD.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Dattari 3394, Emmett 2085.5</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 23mm, 15g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200221_135440119.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Vespasian, Ruled 69-79 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>BL Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck Year 2, 69/70 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: AVTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head right, date LB (year 2 = 69/70 AD) in lower-right field.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 205, Dattari 360</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181213_184038711.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Domitian, Ruled 81-96 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Diobol, Egypt, Alexandria</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 88/89 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: AYTOK KAIΣAP Δ•MITIANOE ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Draped bust of Alexandria right in elephant headdress, date ΕΤΟVΣ ΟΓΔΟΟV as legend, RY 8. (Original collector’s envelope is misattributed.)</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Emmett 278 (reverse unlisted for this year)</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 23mm, 7.7g</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex: <i>The Reverend Willis McGill Collection</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190209_104421428.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Claudius, Ruled 41-54 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Diobol, Alexandria, Egypt</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck Year 2, 41-42 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: TI KΛAY KAI CEBAC ΓEPM, laureate head right; star before.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: AYTOKPA, bull butting right, LB in exergue (RY 2 = 41-42 AD)</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RPC I 5138, Emmett 77.2</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 25mm, 7.4g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4223676, member: 87404"]Wonderful new coins! :jawdrop: No, I'm not jealous at all... :shifty::bored::D [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190103_191118593.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Antoninus Pius, Ruled 138-161 AD AE Drachm, Alexandria, Egypt[/B] Obverse: AVT K T AIΛ ADRI ANTωNINOC ЄVCCЄB, Laurate and bearded bust right. Reverse: EYΘHNIA, Euthenia reclining left on sphinx, holding grain ears, outstretched fold of garment containing fruit and lotus, LΓ in exergue, RY 3 (139/140 AD). References: Emmett 1518 Size: 35mm, 23.2g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190103_191255333.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Hadrian, Ruled 117-138 AD[/B] [B]AE Hemidrachm, Alexandria, Egypt[/B] Obverse: AVT KAI AΔPIANOC ЄVCЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Reverse: Euthenia reclining left on Sphinx, holding grain ears, date L ΔWΔE K in exergue, dated RY 12 (127/128 AD). References: Emmett 1086 Size: 29mm, 12.5g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/collagemaker_20190219_202340725.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Marcus Aurelius BL Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt[/B] [B]Struck Year 5, 164/165 AD[/B] Obverse: M AYΡHΛIOC ANTΩNINOC C (Ω inverted), laureate head right. Reverse: Tyche seated left, kalathos on head, holding rudder and cornucopiae; L-Є (date) RY 5 = 164/165 AD. References: Dattari 3394, Emmett 2085.5 Size: 23mm, 15g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200221_135440119.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Vespasian, Ruled 69-79 AD BL Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria Struck Year 2, 69/70 AD[/B] Obverse: AVTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head right, date LB (year 2 = 69/70 AD) in lower-right field. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. References: Emmett 205, Dattari 360[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181213_184038711.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Domitian, Ruled 81-96 AD AE Diobol, Egypt, Alexandria Struck 88/89 AD[/B] Obverse: AYTOK KAIΣAP Δ•MITIANOE ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right. Reverse: Draped bust of Alexandria right in elephant headdress, date ΕΤΟVΣ ΟΓΔΟΟV as legend, RY 8. (Original collector’s envelope is misattributed.) References: Emmett 278 (reverse unlisted for this year) Size: 23mm, 7.7g Ex: [I]The Reverend Willis McGill Collection[/I][/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190209_104421428.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Claudius, Ruled 41-54 AD AE Diobol, Alexandria, Egypt Struck Year 2, 41-42 AD[/B] Obverse: TI KΛAY KAI CEBAC ΓEPM, laureate head right; star before. Reverse: AYTOKPA, bull butting right, LB in exergue (RY 2 = 41-42 AD) References: RPC I 5138, Emmett 77.2 Size: 25mm, 7.4g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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