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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 8038558, member: 57495"]Very handsome sphinx! And I love the colours of the Zodiac drachm. It's almost a certainty that I'll never have the full set, but I'm glad to add to my collection what I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392149[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 24.39g, 35mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/5). Zodiac Series. Emmett 1530; Dattari 2968; RPC Online 13547 (31 spec). O: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝƐΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС, Laureate head right. R: Zodiac Series, Sun in Leo: Lion (Leo) running right, radiate and draped bust of Helios and star above; L H below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392150[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 21.14g, 33.6mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/145). RPC Online Temp #13542; Dattari 2959; Emmett 1450.8. O: ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹ, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: Zodiac Series, Venus in Taurus (night house): Draped bust of Aphrodite left; star before her; bull butting left below; L H in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392151[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 25.25g, 35.7mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (144/5). Dattari (Savio) 2958; Emmett 1461.8; K&G 35.267; RPC IV.4 online temp 13540. O: ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥC, laureate head right. R: Zodiac Series, Mars in Aries: Ram (Aries) leaping right, head to left; to upper left, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Ares (Mars) to right; above, star; L H (date) below. </p><p><i>Ex Rhakotis Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 8038558, member: 57495"]Very handsome sphinx! And I love the colours of the Zodiac drachm. It's almost a certainty that I'll never have the full set, but I'm glad to add to my collection what I can. [ATTACH=full]1392149[/ATTACH] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 24.39g, 35mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/5). Zodiac Series. Emmett 1530; Dattari 2968; RPC Online 13547 (31 spec). O: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝƐΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС, Laureate head right. R: Zodiac Series, Sun in Leo: Lion (Leo) running right, radiate and draped bust of Helios and star above; L H below. [ATTACH=full]1392150[/ATTACH][B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 21.14g, 33.6mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/145). RPC Online Temp #13542; Dattari 2959; Emmett 1450.8. O: ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹ, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: Zodiac Series, Venus in Taurus (night house): Draped bust of Aphrodite left; star before her; bull butting left below; L H in exergue. [ATTACH=full]1392151[/ATTACH][B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 25.25g, 35.7mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (144/5). Dattari (Savio) 2958; Emmett 1461.8; K&G 35.267; RPC IV.4 online temp 13540. O: ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥC, laureate head right. R: Zodiac Series, Mars in Aries: Ram (Aries) leaping right, head to left; to upper left, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Ares (Mars) to right; above, star; L H (date) below. [I]Ex Rhakotis Collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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