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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3231521, member: 56859"]I have oodles of Alexandrian, probably north of 160. My first Alexandrian was a tet and I thought it was incredibly ugly, truly offensive in terms of surfaces <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Now I collect them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, now that I think about it my first Alexandrian was a dichalkon of Hadrian, Memphites nome from a group lot.I gave it away never dreaming I'd collect them! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am fond of Emmett's system of organization and like that he generally doesn't assign different numbers for what seem to be inconsequential differences (bust direction, legend variations, etc). He doesn't have many illustrations but I now have two coins which are featured in Emmett. One of them is this Domitian/Agathodaemon on horse and the other I haven't yet shown.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.</b> 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).</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection</i></p><p><i>Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31</i></p><p><i>Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365</i></p><p><b>Appearances:</b></p><p>Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 (<i>this coin</i>, discussing the unusual reverse).</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8)</p><p>AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right</p><p>Rev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct)</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 (<i>this coin</i>); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?; Milne -; none in a few other minor references I own. Rare.</p><p><i>ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)</i></p><p><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></p><p>I dropped the ball on following up about that thread and the reverse. One of these days I'll write the British Museum and finish the inquiries started in that thread. Unfortunately it probably <i>isn't</i> a six-bowled bong <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><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_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%2526hash%253Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de%26hash%3D953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296&hash=278ed2966ae2373718c4c4a4e0fff802" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 11, CE 126/7</p><p>billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar</b></p><p>AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria.</p><p>Year 15 (CE 151/2)</p><p>Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head</p><p>Rev: Sphinx crouched right in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza; LIE (date) above in left field</p><p>Ref: 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></p><p><br /></p><p><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_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus</b></p><p>year 4, CE 163/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm</p><p>Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3231521, member: 56859"]I have oodles of Alexandrian, probably north of 160. My first Alexandrian was a tet and I thought it was incredibly ugly, truly offensive in terms of surfaces :D. Now I collect them :D. Actually, now that I think about it my first Alexandrian was a dichalkon of Hadrian, Memphites nome from a group lot.I gave it away never dreaming I'd collect them! :( I am fond of Emmett's system of organization and like that he generally doesn't assign different numbers for what seem to be inconsequential differences (bust direction, legend variations, etc). He doesn't have many illustrations but I now have two coins which are featured in Emmett. One of them is this Domitian/Agathodaemon on horse and the other I haven't yet shown. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.[/B] 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). [I]Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110 Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365[/I] [B]Appearances:[/B] Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 ([I]this coin[/I]) Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 ([I]this coin[/I]) Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 ([I]this coin[/I], discussing the unusual reverse). [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/[/url] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerodiobol-dattari-vase-e153-jpg.726813/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero[/B] Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8) AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right Rev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct) Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 ([I]this coin[/I]); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?; Milne -; none in a few other minor references I own. Rare. [I]ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)[/I] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/[/url] I dropped the ball on following up about that thread and the reverse. One of these days I'll write the British Museum and finish the inquiries started in that thread. Unfortunately it probably [I]isn't[/I] a six-bowled bong :D. [IMG]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_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%2526hash%253Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de%26hash%3D953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296&hash=278ed2966ae2373718c4c4a4e0fff802[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] year 11, CE 126/7 billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar[/B] AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria. Year 15 (CE 151/2) Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head Rev: Sphinx crouched right in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza; LIE (date) above in left field Ref: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; [URL='http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&stype=quick&q=15684&rno=1']RPC IV online 15684[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus[/B] year 4, CE 163/4 tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77[/QUOTE]
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