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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8280748, member: 110350&quot;]Two more new Roman Egyptian coins, just arrived yesterday, although neither is nearly as special or unusual as the two from Naville. Except insofar as when I initially saw the first one, I was sure it was Nerva!</p><p><br /></p><p>Galba Billon Tetradrachm, Year 1 (AD 68), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, ΛΟΥΚ ΛΙΒ ΣΟΥΛΠ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΑΥΤ (beginning at 7:00); LA (Year 1) in lower right field / Rev. Bust of Roma right, wearing crested helmet and cuirass, with spear held obliquely in front of chest and shield held behind left shoulder; ΡΩ-ΜΗ [ROMA] (beginning at 9:00). 25 mm., 13.43 g., 1 h. Emmett 174.1, RPC [<i>Roman Provincial Coinage</i>] Vol. I 5330 (1992); RPC I Online at&nbsp; <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5330" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5330" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5330</a>; Milne 319 at p. 9 (Legend A3, ending in “AYT”); K &amp; G 17.6; BMC 16 Alexandria 197 (at p. 24); SNG France 4, Alexandrie I 631-632. <i>Purchased at CNG [Classical Numismatic Group, LLC] E-Auction 512, 23 March 2022, Lot 433.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462425[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Antoninus Pius, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 5 (AD 141/142), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ / Rev. Artemis advancing right, wearing diplois (cloak) and boots, with short chiton and short peplos which flies behind, right breast bare, raising right hand to pluck arrow from quiver and holding out bow in left hand; in left field, L beneath E (Year 5). 23 mm., 13.52 g., 12 h. Emmett 1362.5, RPC IV.4 Online 14247 (temporary) (see <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/14247" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/14247" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/14247</a>); Milne 1693 at p. 41 (detailed description of Artemis at p. 134); BMC 16 Alexandria 938 (at p. 109 &amp; Pl. III) (<i>rev. var</i>. in placement of year). <i>Purchased at CNG [Classical Numismatic Group, LLC] E-Auction 512, 23 March 2022, Lot 454.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462426[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As before, any and all Roman Egyptian coins (or tesserae or tokens!) are welcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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