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Message:: [QUOTE="TIF, post: 4605271, member: 56859"]Here's a sampling of other Alexandrian denominations, many with unusual reverses. Drachm (a nice large canvas for interesting scenes!): <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_47b39362ebc940b0b57af603449f184d%2525257Emv2.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_625%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_85%2525252Fae43f8_47b39362ebc940b0b57af603449f184d%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253De80ccc802919b664a1e761a418e0d078%2526hash%253D052f6798e1bf232589267ad3169407e4%26hash%3Df7c496ed52b914c78d38784a4cdd1984&hash=6012de9becd4002186b8dfeb4bde7a1c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrianyear 18, CE 133/4Æ drachm, 26.4 gmObv: AYT KAIC TPAIAN (A∆PIANOC CEB), laureate and draped bust rightRev: Canopic jars facing; L I H across fieldsRef: Emmett 933.18, R1 <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajanharpodiledrachm-rt-jpg.867418/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Egypt, Alexandria. TrajanAE drachm, 32.07 mm, 18.28 gm, 1 hRegnal year 15 (111/12 CE)Obv: [AVT T]PAIAN C-ЄB ΓЄ[PM ΔAKIK]; laureate bust of Trajan right, drapery on left shoulderRev: Harpocrates of Canopus with hindparts of a crocodile, standing left, pointing finger at mouth and holding cornucopiae; LI - E across fieldRef: Emmett 500.15; Milne 659ex Tom Buggey Collection <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajantriptolemosdrachm-rt-jpg.867386/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT. Alexandria. TrajanAE drachm, 33.5 mm, 22.09 gUncertain regnal yearObv: [AYT] TPAIANCE BΓEPM∆AKIK; Laureate bust of Trajan to rightRev: Triptolemos in a chariot drawn right by two winged Agathodaemon serpentsRef: Emmett 601; RPC III 4336.4 <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-59-serapisagathodaemon-rt-jpg.627684/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Antoninus Pius/Serapis-Agathodaemon <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Piusyear 14, CE 150/1AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gmObv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius leftRev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ aboveRef: Emmett 1683.14 <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitiancentaurbigadrachm-rt-jpg.722323/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. DomitianRY 14 (CE 94/5)Æ drachm, 36 mm, 25.42 gmObv: Laureate head rightRev: The Emperor driving biga of centaurs right., raising hand and holding scepter and reins; in exergue, L IΔRef: Dattari-Savio Pl. 17, 453 (this coin); Geissen 406 (this coin cited); RPC 2704 (this coin cited)ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923) <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-71-isissothis-jpg.627688/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Antoninus Pius/Isis-Sothis <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-isiseuploiaharbor-nn-rt-jpg.867427/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT. Alexandria. Antoninus PiusAE drachm; 31 mm, 16.76 gmRegnal year 18 (154/5 CE)-- probable dateObv: [ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟС СЄΒ ЄVC]; laureate bust rightRev: The Harbor of Alexandria: Isis Euploia standing left, holding grain ears and rudder; to left, prow above Euthenia seated right, propping herself up on hand; to right, stern above Nilus reclining left, holding rudder; L I/H (date) to upper right.Ref: Emmett 1589.18; RPC IV online 13846; Dattari (Savio) 8772; K&G 35.661. Other-drachm (Tetra-?  Hex-? Octo-?  The jury is out): <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitiusdomitianus-rt-jpg.1038369/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius DomitianusRY 2 (297-8 CE)potin tetradrachm/hexagram/othergram; 9.56 gm, 23 mmObv: ΔOMITIANOCCEB; laureate head rightRev: draped bust of Serapis to right, LB left and palm to rightRef: Dattari 6186; Emmett 4242 Diobol Agathodaemon riding a horse, yeeHAH and giddyup!  Gawd I love this coin!  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right / Agathodaemon serpent, wearing the skhent crown (emblematic of upper and lower Egypt), on horseback galloping left; L I (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 24.109; RPC II 2585; SNG Copenhagen 214; Emmett 277.10 (R5). Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection. Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110; Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 316; Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365. Appearances: Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 (this coin). Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 (this coin); fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 (this coin, discussing the unusual reverse). <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliusdiobolserapisfoot-rt-jpg.867370/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus AureliusAE diobol, 22.8 mm, 8.33 gmRY 17 (176/7 CE)Obv: MAVPHΛIOCANTωNINOC; laureate head rightRev: right foot and ankle (of a statue of Serapis?), pointing right; draped bust right of Serapis above, wearing kalathos; LI[Z] in right fieldRef: Dattari (Savio) 3516; Emmett 2254.17 (this coin illustrated, p. 96); K&G 37.411 (this coin illustrated). Extremely rare. None in CoinArchives.Ex WRG CollectionEx Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Part II, Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 130. <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. NeroRegnal year 14 (CE 67/8)AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gmObv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head rightRev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct)Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 (this coin); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/</a> <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/dattari-marcusaureliusuraeusdiobol-rt-jpg.554499/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aureliusyear 12, CE 171/2AE diobol, 22 mm, 7.53 gmObv: [MAV]PHΛIOC ANTω[ΝΙΝΟCCE]; laureate bust rightRev: Uraeus serpent erect left, wearing headdress; "holding" sistrum and grain ear; LI - B across upper fieldsRef: Dattari 3605 and Pl. XXXII, 3605 (this coin). Dattari-Savio Pl. 193, 3605 (this coin); Geissen --; Emmett 2260.12, R5ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923) Obol Isis-Thermouthis (head and torso of Isis on a serpent's body):<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianobol-isisthermouthis-rt-jpg.544938/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. DomitianAE obol, 20 mm, 5 gmregnal year 10, CE 90/91Obv: laureate head rightRev: AVTKAIΣAPOMITIANOΣΣEBΓEPM; Isis-Thermouthis standing right; LI in right fieldRef: Emmett 321.10, R5; RPC 2593; Geissen 376 A sphinx... perhaps the Great Sphinx of Giza:<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as CaesarAE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria.Year 15 (CE 151/2)Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare headRev: Sphinx reclining right; LIE (date) above in left fieldRef: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1" rel="nofollow">RPC IV online 15684</a> <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apisphinxobol-e1782-20-unlistedyear-rt-jpg.790997/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Piusyear 20, CE 156/7AE obol, 18 mm, 4.36 gmObv: laureate head rightRev: sphinx crouched/reclining left; L K aboveRef: Emmett 1782.20 (unlisted reverse for year 20); unlisted in Geissen and Dattari Dichalkon <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajanrhinodichalkon-jpg.355089/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajanyear 17, 113/4 ADAE dichalkonObv: Laureate head rightRev: rhino standing left; LIZ aboveRef: Emmett 719v(17) R5, BMC 500Emmett rates these as R5 but I've seen many of them for sale. I think it's R1 or R2 in the real world.[/QUOTE]

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