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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2852640, member: 57495"]A couple of days ago the postman brought me one of my favorite purchases so far this year, an Alexandria mint drachm from the "Zodiac series" of Antoninus Pius's 8th regnal year. Emmett calls this series "one of the more remarkable iconographic programs in the entire scope of Greek or Roman coinage", and indeed, its growing popularity with collectors has up until now made it difficult for me to acquire even a single example of any of the twelve available types (and that's not even counting the very rare ones featuring the entire "Zodiac Wheel"). </p><p><br /></p><p>This "Helios in Leo" is the most common in the series, but it's also quite a nice example, and it was offered at a price that allowed for no hesitation on my part. I scrambled to order it right after I saw it and am very pleased with how it looks in-hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a set that I'm not realistically going to complete as some of the rarer types are currently selling for over a thousand dollars in positively awful condition (awful even for me), but I'll nevertheless be continuing to look out for the other parts of the "Wheel". </p><p><br /></p><p>Please share 'em if you have 'em!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]677293[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 24.39g, 35mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 = AD 144/5. Emmett 1530; Dattari 2968; RPC Online 13547 (31 spec). O: Laureate head right. R: Helios in Leo: Lion (Leo) running right, radiate and draped bust of Helios and star above; L H below.</p><p><i>Acquired from Warren Esty (Sep 2017); Ex CNG E-sale 125 (26 Oct 2005), Lot 155</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2852640, member: 57495"]A couple of days ago the postman brought me one of my favorite purchases so far this year, an Alexandria mint drachm from the "Zodiac series" of Antoninus Pius's 8th regnal year. Emmett calls this series "one of the more remarkable iconographic programs in the entire scope of Greek or Roman coinage", and indeed, its growing popularity with collectors has up until now made it difficult for me to acquire even a single example of any of the twelve available types (and that's not even counting the very rare ones featuring the entire "Zodiac Wheel"). This "Helios in Leo" is the most common in the series, but it's also quite a nice example, and it was offered at a price that allowed for no hesitation on my part. I scrambled to order it right after I saw it and am very pleased with how it looks in-hand. This is a set that I'm not realistically going to complete as some of the rarer types are currently selling for over a thousand dollars in positively awful condition (awful even for me), but I'll nevertheless be continuing to look out for the other parts of the "Wheel". Please share 'em if you have 'em! [ATTACH=full]677293[/ATTACH] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 24.39g, 35mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 = AD 144/5. Emmett 1530; Dattari 2968; RPC Online 13547 (31 spec). O: Laureate head right. R: Helios in Leo: Lion (Leo) running right, radiate and draped bust of Helios and star above; L H below. [I]Acquired from Warren Esty (Sep 2017); Ex CNG E-sale 125 (26 Oct 2005), Lot 155[/I][/QUOTE]
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