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 Posted 10/09/2012  12:56 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Mike_R to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
This coin was given to my by my grandfather many years ago. I have looked through hundreds, if not thousands, of images and the closest I have come is a coin from Roman-Egyptian origin from around 200-300 CE. It has a chip out of the top but some of the lettering can still be made out. Any help identifying it is much appreciated.

Also, the back side is suffering from some discoloration - any suggestions on how best to clean/preserve it?

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 Posted 10/25/2012  8:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike_R to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Anyone able to help on this? Thanks in advance.
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Currently I am over 2,000 miles away from my reference library, but I think that this coin is a Roman colonial bronze tetradrachm, of Aurelian perhaps from Alexandria.
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I believe the emperor is Diocletian and it is a tetradrachm from Alexandria in Egypt year two.
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Thanks!
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