First Ever Tetradrachm.antoninus Pius.some Info Please.

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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 07:33 am Just picked up this Antoninus Pius Billon Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria Mint, 23mm, 11.94 grams....Wow what a lovely coin IMO.... Due to my collecting focus of AP at the moment I decided to acquire some different denominations but could really do with some help to fine tune the ID....Translation of legends and maybe year? Obverse....CEB EVCEB ANTWNINOC? Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus right. Reverse....L AUAEKIS?(Something to do with the year?) Nilus reclining left holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges Genius?, crocodile below. ATOV? (below crocodile) Seller gave these refs...Emmerr 1413.13 // Dattari 2294 // Koln 1594 // K&G 35.426...But I dont own any! Are they accesible online? Any help will be really appreciated thanks Paul.. Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5177 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 07:48 am Quote: AUAEKIS?(Something to do with the year?) I'm reading ΔωΔEKIC, which is probably supposed to be read as "dodekis" and mean "12th". Not very confident though. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 07:55 am Congrats, Paul. A beauty. Did you know your coin is on the Roman Provincial Coinage website? https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13634 Edited by Kamnaskires 11/29/2019 08:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 09:01 am I see on CNG it's from the Hermanubis Collection. Wow, what a collection! Not sure if the link will work: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company= Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 3:56 pm Congratulation on acquiring this lovely example. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 5:40 pm Thanks Guys!..... Quote: "12th". Not very confident though. ... You should be! Spot on Thanks J1. Quote: Did you know your coin is on the Roman Provincial Coinage website? WOW!...Thanks Bob!....I didn't know so what a surprise!....Great to get a full attribution with the added provenance........And I agree what an amazing collection!.... I must admit the big Roman bronzes, Tets and Drachms have become more appealing to me recently and I'll be focusing on these a lot more in the future......Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 5:48 pm Pretty cool pick-up--thx for sharing with us! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 2:32 pm Thanks Spence.... Can anyone recommend a decent reference book on drachms and Tets?...Or an online source? Thanks Paul Report this Post to the Staff
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