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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2522153, member: 56859&quot;]That is a nice one!&nbsp; Had I seen it I might have jumped into the fray, since its obverse and fabric are much nicer than mine. (edited:&nbsp; I must&#039;ve seen it since I ran the V-auctions list, but I was busy all day and wasn&#039;t able to review the watch list or bid)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_39439c22246047c88a0c256c1d3407f7.jpg/v1/fill/w_960,h_458,al_c,lg_1,q_90/ae43f8_39439c22246047c88a0c256c1d3407f7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 2, CE 138/9</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 24 mm, 12.63 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AVTKTAIΛAΔPANTωNINOCEVCEB, bare head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ETO VCB, canopus of Osiris right on cushion</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 1373.2, R1</p><p>Hmm, this coin needs to go in the reshoot queue.&nbsp; The images aren&#039;t very good.</p><p><br /></p><p>The canopic jar on your &quot;got away&quot; coin is different from others I&#039;ve seen.&nbsp; The jar&#039;s chest area has a &quot;bandolier&quot; or ladder-ish decoration and others, like mine, have a square plaque, perhaps with uraei on the sides.&nbsp; Curious.</p><p><br /></p><p>I (and apparently many people) find Roman Egyptian coins which have Egyptian iconography very desirable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I added a Hadrian tetradrachm and drachm with canopic jars.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Hadrian</b></p><p>year 11, CE 126/7</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp;&nbsp; AVTKAITPAI&nbsp; AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right</p><p>Ref:&nbsp;&nbsp; Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_47b39362ebc940b0b57af603449f184d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_85/ae43f8_47b39362ebc940b0b57af603449f184d~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Hadrian</b></p><p>year 18, CE 133/4</p><p>Æ drachm, 26.4 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; AYT KAIC TPAIAN (A∆PIANOC CEB), laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Canopic jars facing; L I H across fields</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 933.18, R1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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