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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4361230, member: 75937&quot;]Very cool, [USER=87404]@Justin Lee[/USER] ! Interesting dynastic sub-collection. I have only three Alexandrian tets from this dynasty, even though I have a lot of antoniniani of the reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s this one of Gallienus, with a nice portrait on the obverse and a ... umm ... less well-preserved reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-alexandrian-tetradrachm-jpg.819241/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman provincial billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7.Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&amp;G 90.93.</p><p><br /></p><p>And a couple of Salonina with the eagles facing in different directions between the years, just as you noticed for the Gallienus years 9 and 10:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/salonina-alexandria-tetradrachm-year-14-jpg.818229/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon tetradrachm; 8.96 g, 21.7 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266-267.</p><p>Obv: ΚΟΡΝΗΛΙΑ CΑΛѠΝЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: Eagle standing left, wings open, holding wreath in beak, L IΔ before, palm behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari 5345; BMCG 2278; Köln 2977; Milne 4151; RCV 1071.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/salonina-alexandria-tetradrachm-year-15-jpg.818231/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon tetradrachm; 9.95 g, 22.3 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 267-268.</p><p>Obv: ΚΟΡΝΗΛΙΑ CΑΛѠΝЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: Eagle standing right, wings open, holding wreath in beak, L IЄ before, palm behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari 5346; BMCG 2280; Köln 2983; Milne 4189; RCV 10723.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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