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ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 08:23 am The last show of the season was yesterday and I made one purchase. I've been looking at this coin for the last couple of shows and I finally pulled the trigger on it and splurged. It was listed as a Hadrian silver Tetradrachm - Egypt. 22mm 14.01 grams. It's a nice thick coin with pretty good details. Emperor Hadrian (117 - 138 AD) Silver Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Regnal Year: 5 obv: Laureate bust of Hadrian facing right. Crescent to right, below and in front of chin. rev: Eagle standing facing right. Date in fields to either side. Report this Post to the Staff

t0rress Pillar of the Community Bulgaria 843 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 08:31 am Very nice coin! I have one too but its in awful condition Edited by t0rress 06/14/2012 08:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 08:34 am I have a penchant for Roman colonial tetradrachms. I have an Hadrian Alexandrian tetradrachm with a reclining Nilus on the reverse. Has a bit of a personal history for me. I originally bought it in 1971 for $4, and sold it with the rest of my collection in 1976, to raise a deposit for our first house. It came up for auction in 1986, and I just had to buy it again. It has remained in my collection since that time. Edited by sel_69l 06/14/2012 08:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 08:40 am Nice coin. It is definitely year 5. The legend is weak but the bust seems detailed enough. Very heavy for it's overall size. Regards, Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 09:33 am Nice coin. I like these large silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 3:17 pm Nice coin, I wonder what the cresent under his chin means? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 3:50 pm Very nice bust! Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 5:32 pm ikandiggit, sweet coin, love these big coins.. need to get a Tetadrachm... Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 5:44 pm Wow, nice => ikandiggit, you had me at silver Tet ... and then you threw-in the cool Eagle-reverse for style points!! (well played) Report this Post to the Staff
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