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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3809543, member: 56859&quot;]A fun challenge, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=58462]@Nemo[/USER], wow-- that civil wars denarius is fantastic!</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many coins in this thread I&#039;d love to have, especially ones which feature just the hands.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalusmarriagetet-rt-jpg.714611/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus</b></p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.27 gm</p><p>regnal year 4</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Elagabalus standing right and empress (Aquilia Severa or Annia Faustina) standing left, each holding scepter, clasping right hands; L ∆ across field</p><p>Ref: Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4098; K&amp;G 56.43; Emmett 2929.4 (R4)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one which is similar to the theme:&nbsp; the personification of Alexandria <i>kissing</i> the proffered hand of Hadrian:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_6c67080020cc4e348897e07ce7d8bf1f.jpg_srz_p_689_326_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz&amp;hash=ef6693bb43b43b2dd986ad7c78a1bd5a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 15, 130/131 AD</p><p>Æ Drachm, 35 mm, 24.8 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev: Hadrian standing left, togate, holding sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant&#039;s skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears in her left hand, and kissing Hadrian&#039;s extended right hand; L-IE (date) below.</p><p>Ref: Emmett 964.15, R1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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