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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shea19, post: 3748978, member: 90981&quot;]I recently added 2 new tetradrachms from Alexandria...I&#039;ve just started getting into these this year after seeing so many posted here, and I really like these two new additions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is of Commodus from the Dattari Collection, and it has a very interesting reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1005428[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus, Alexandria, BI Tetradrachm,(24.2mm., 10.19g), circa 183-185 (RY 24 of Marcus Aurelius), Laureate head of Commodus, right/ Rev. Commodus, in priestly attire, standing left before bust of Serapis set on low cippus, sacrificing and dropping incense over lighted altar, L-K-Δ. RPC Online 16005, Dattari-Savio Pl. 207, 9553 (this coin)</p><p><i>From the Dattari Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I especially like the image of Commodus making a sacrifice to Serapis.&nbsp; It&#039;s interesting to see Commodus worshipping anyone other than, uh, himself.&nbsp; For political reasons, he may have been trying to show off that he was down with the trendy Eastern gods, and that he had their protection.&nbsp; I was also very happy to add one from the Dattari collection...unlike many famous collections, not all of his coins were in the best of shape (this one certainly isn&#039;t), but he found the beauty in all of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>My other recent addition is of Hadrian...great portrait on this one.</p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1005427[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Hadrian, Egypt, Alexandria, BI Tetradrachm, circa 136-137 (year 21), (24.5mm., 13.20g). Laureate head of Hadrian, right/ Rev. Demeter wearing peplos standing left; holding corn-ears and sceptre.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Roman Alexandria &quot;collection&quot; can still fit in one hand, but I definitely plan to keep adding to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1005449[/ATTACH]</p><p>Please share your Alexandrians of Commodus, Hadrian, Serapis, or anything else you&#039;d like to add![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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