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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8237894, member: 82616&quot;]I originally placed an order for this coin in December 2021. It took a month and a half to reach my local USPS sorting facility where it sat for an additional 10 days, only to be returned to sender for &quot;insufficient postage&quot;! After the coin reached the seller we tried the whole postal process again ... this time it was delivered! </p><p><br /></p><p>And it was well worth the wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1449581[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ Diobol, 5.00g</p><p>Alexandria mint, 91-92 AD</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹƐΒ ΓƐΡΜ; Head of Domitian, wreathed with corn, r.</p><p>Rev: ƐΛΠΙϹ ϹƐΒΑϹΤ(Η), LΙΑ; Elpis standing l., with flower</p><p>RPC 2621 (8 spec.). Emmett 286.11. Dattari-Savio 489.</p><p>Acquired from Zurqieh, February 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>Elpis, the Greek personification of hope, is depicted on the reverse holding a flower and slightly lifting her skirt. This image of Elpis (or the Roman Spes) is quite common on the coinage and probably is based on a cult image of the goddess. Interestingly, the obverse features Domitian wearing a wreath of corn, symbolic of prosperity. BMC speculates the wreath &quot;may be in imitation of Ptolemy V.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any coins that took a long time arriving ... or anything else you believe is relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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