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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8167504, member: 56859&quot;]At first I thought it was a previously unrecorded type, a Vespasian obol of year 5 with eagle standing right, head left... but that&#039;s the hawk&#039;s crown <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is weakly struck, worn, and rather corroded.&nbsp; Nice bold date though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_75a032be82974f5794910426c383b15d.jpg_srb_p_1000_503_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian</b></p><p>year 5, CE 72/3</p><p>obol, 21 mm, 5.2 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTOKKAIΣΣEBAOVEΣΠAΣIANOV; laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: hawk standing right; LE in left field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 222.5, Milne 430</p><p><br /></p><p>More Egyptian hawks:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/dattari-a-pi-falcon-rt-jpg.554559/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</p><p>year 19, CE 155/6</p><p>AE obol, 18.5 mm, 4.26 gm</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Hawk or Horus falcon standing right, wearing skhent; LI - [Θ]</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 165, 3134 (this coin); Geissen --; Emmett 1774.19, R5</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/savioplate-3134-jpg.554565/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_3cb3fb0aa5c34f8d8f0770e37fa655e3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan</b></p><p>year 11, CE 107/48</p><p>AE obol, 20 mm, 4.76 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Horus falcon (or hawk) standing r., wearing skhent; in field LI/A.</p><p>Ref: Geissen - cf 473. Dattari 1233[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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