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Hi All, Mid 2nd century Alexandrian tets with silvering do exist but they are hard to find, and of course you'll pay extra for the nicer ones. Witness two from my collection below. Julia Mamea and Maximinus Thrax. - Broucheion

Hi All, Here's G for Gaza, under the Ptolemies. PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHOS (285-246 BCE), PHOENICIA, GAZA Ar STATER (TETRADRACHM), Year ΚΗ (28) = 258/257 BCE Size: 27 mm Weight: 11.17 g Die Axis: 11:00 Broucheion Collection P-1999-04-13.001 Obv: Ptolemy I head facing right, wearing diadem and scaly aegis tied by snakes. Dotted border. Rev: Εagle on thunderbolt facing left, wings closed. In left field: ΓPΑΔ monogram (guide dots only)above ΦΑ; in right field: ΚΗ above Λ. Dotted border. Legend to left: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ; to right: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ. Dotted border. Refs: Lorber CPE-682, which notes this specimen with only guide dots cut for the Gaza monogram. This type also known with obverse die link to CPE-684. Note from O Hoover [The Dated Coinage of Gaza in Historical Context (264/3 BC - AD 241/2) SNR, vol 86, 2007]: “No coinage appears to have been struck by the city following the Macedonian conquest, but during the long Ptolemaic domination of Coele Syria (281-198 BCE), the mint of Gaza struck coins (octadrachms, tetradrachms, and bronzes) under Ptolemy II Philopator (281-246 BCE) and Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BCE). The regnal years 25 (262/1 BCE), 28-33 (259/8-254/3 BCE), and 36-38 (251/0-249/8 BCE) that date the Gazaean silver and the year 29 that dates the gold of Ptolemy II suggest that these coins were produced largely to support military operations against the Seleucids during the Second Syrian War (261-253 BCE), as well as to pay the expenses of the peace agreement that ended the conflict. As part of the settlement, Ptolemy married his daughter, Berenice Syrus, to Antiochus II Theos and sent her to her new husband along with so much gold and silver that she received the popular epithet, Phernophoros ("Dowry-bringer").” - Broucheion

Hi All, F is not for Pharos -- though it's here too -- but for Faustina, the younger. FAUSTINA THE YOUNGER (UNDER ANTONINUS PIUS) ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 12 (148/149 CE) Æ Drachm Size: 34 mm Weight: 23.6 g Axis: 0 Obv: Faustina draped bust facing right. Legend: xxx - ΦAVCTINA. Border not visible. Rev: Isis Pharia standing right, holding a billowing sail. Pharos lighthouse with stairs before her. Legend starts at 7:00 position: [LΔ] - ωΔЄ - KATOY. Dotted border. Refs: Emmett-1989.12; Geissen-Unlisted; Dattari-Savio-3289 & 9114; Milne-2009; BMC-1338. Provenance: Bought from eBay but flipped, Ex-HA Auctions. Broucheion Collection R-2015-11-13.001 - Broucheion

Hi All, TRAJAN (27 Jan 98 - 9 Aug 117 CE), ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 12 (108/109 CE) Æ DRACHMA Size: 34x36 mm Weight: 25.0 grams Axis: 11:00 Broucheion Collection R-2019-09-16.001 Obv: Trajan head laureate facing right. Legend: AVT - KAINЄP⋅TPA⋅IA - NCЄBΓЄPΔΑΚ. Dotted border. Rev: Hermanubis standing facing left, head turned to right between two stands. Above the head, a lotus petal between two leaves. Outstretched left hand holds a bag. Jackal below bag by feet. Right hand holds chlamys while cradling a caduceus. On right stand: Single-eared oeoinochoe. On left stand: wheeled solar barque. Dotted border. Refs: EM-0512.12.12 (R5); G-0490; DAT-UNLISTED (see DAT-0918 for year 10); RPC III-4302.1A online (THIS) Provenance: RPC III-4302.1A (THIS). See https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/4302.1A last verified 09 Aug 2020]. Ex-Holman, ex-Ebay Auction 372761383547. Next: A sailing ship on the reverse. - Broucheion

Hi All, E is also for EURYDICEA (Smyrna during 288 - 280 BCE) Lysimachos renamed Smyrna in honor of his daughter, Eurydike. The city reverted to its original name after Lysimachos' death. [Svoronos noted that these coins were thought by some to depict Eurydike, the wife of Ptolemy Soter.] LYSIMACHOS (305-281 BC) ASIA MINOR, IONIA, SMYRNA (AS EURYDICEA) 288 - 280 BCE Æ Size: 16 mm Weight 4.30 g Axis: 0 Broucheion Collection G-2000-03-28.001 Obv: Eurydike head facing right, veiled and wearing staphane. Plain border. Rev: Tripod standing on laurel-wreath. In left field reading upwards: ΕΥΡΥΔΙΚΕΩΝ. Plain border. Refs: Sear-4560; BMC 16.056, #075-076, pl x, 7; Von Aulock 2159 (Eurydikeia); SNG Copenhagen 1105; Milne, Autonomous 5; - Broucheion

Hi All, Many years back a well-meaning auntie gifted me the coin below. It's not a type I collect so I have no idea how to properly ID it. My internet search turned up something that looked similar as a Billon Aspron Trachy, Constantinople Mint, Alexius III, 1195-1203 CE (i.e., just before the Latin conquest). obv: Christ seated, facing. Rev: Alexius & Constantine standing. SearByz-2011. However, Sear doesn't illustrate #2011 so I'm at the mercy of the internet. I'd appreciate any help you can provide. Size: 21x26 mm Weight: 3.27 g Axis: 6:00 Thanks! - Broucheion

Hi All, D is for the (underrepresented) Alexandrian Dinar. AYYUBID EGYPT, SALAH AL-DIN IBN AYYUB (1169 - 4 March 1193), EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA (AL-ISKANDARIYA) 580 AH (1184 CE), Au DINAR Size: 20 mm Weight: 4.38 g Axis: 11:30 Brocheion collection I-2015-09-09.001 Obv: Album #785.2 (with a rarity rating of S), and is listed in Balog's Book on Ayyubid Coins as #53; Lane Poole's Catalog of the Khedivial Collection #1316-1318; Mitchiner 810. Rev: Both mint and date of minting are very clear and legible on the reverse. Refs: Refs: ALBUM-785.2 (S); Balog (Ayyubid Coins) #53; Khedivial Collection 1316-1318; Mitchiner-810; Balog's Book on Ayyubid Coins as #53. Comments from the seller: "Salah al-Din (Saladin) the sultan who established the Ayyubid dynasty and ruled Egypt and Syria in the period 564-589 AH (1169-1193 AD). His full name being, Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf and better known in the western world as Saladin. The coin cites al-Nasir as the Abbasid Caliph at the time. Both mint and date of minting are very clear and legible on the reverse. The Ayyubids were one of the great Islamic dynasties. The dynasty was founded by al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin) in AH 564/1169 AD and ruled in Egypt and Syria until falling to the Mamluks in the mid 7th century AH. The Ayyubids are of Kurdish origins. Saladin and his brother Shirquah were recruited among others by the Zangid Nur Al-Din. Shirquah gained control over Egypt from the Fatimids, and died almost immediately, leaving his nephew Salah El-Din Ibn Ayyub as his successor and soon was recognized by his troops. Saladin (probably the most respected figure of the middle ages by both friends and foes) was the real founder of the Dynasty. With his victory at Hittin in 583 AH/ 1187 AD, the holy city of Jerusalem was liberated from the crusaders and great event in Muslim history. He extinguished the last Fatimids of Egypt and replaced the Isma'ili Shiism by a strongly Orthodox Sunni religious and educational policy.” - Broucheion

Hi All, D is also for 'Diobol'. PTOLEMY I SOTER (306/305-283 BCE), UNCERTAIN MINT 12, IN COELE SYRIA, 294-293 BCE Ar DIOBOL OF ALEXANDRIAN TYPE, 294-293 BCE Size: 12 mm Weight: 1.26 g Die Axis: 1:00 Broucheion Collection P-1998-12-04.001 Refs: Lorber CPE-255; Svoronos-194 var (type in silver instead of gold); SNG Copenhagen-44 var (type in silver instead of gold); Sear-7759 var (type in silver instead of gold); BMC 6.060, #15 var (gold hemidrachm); Gitler & Lorber (2002), #2a (A Spaer coll., Jerusalem) and #2b (THIS). Note: a third, unpublished specimen is also in the Broucheion collection (P-2008-05-14.002). Obv: Ptolemy I head facing right, wearing diadem. No scaly aegis tied by snakes. Plain border. Rev: Εagle on thunderbolt facing left, wings spread. Legend to left: To right: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. In left field: Α. Plain border. Provenance: CPE Plate Coin. Also published in "Small Silver Coins of Ptolemy I" by Haim Gitler & CC Lorber in INJ, pp 34-42, vol 14, 2000-2002 (this is coin #2b). Bought from Brian Kritt (04 Dec-1998 at NYINC show). Ex-David Hendin: FPList 34, Lot#249 (Winter 1988 @$250) and FPList 28, Lot#216 (Summer 1986 @$350). Notes from CPE: "This silver diobol is known in three examples, all from the same die pair. Despite a control link to the coinage of Alexandria (CPE 133-137), this is almost certainly not an Egyptian issue. The Egyptian mint ceased to produce small change in silver many years before the introduction of the Ptolemy/eagle types, as this need was met by bronze coinage. The crude rendering of Ptolemy’s ear falls far short of the artistic standards of Alexandria. The name of Ptolemy is not visible on any of the three known specimens and may have been omitted from the die. The provenances point to an origin in Coele Syria and the small denomination is consistent with the monetary traditions of Samaria and Judaea in particular. Jerusalem can probably be ruled out, since it was already active producing the Yehud coinage. The issue of diobols may be compared to the initial Ptolemaic emission at Sidon and the second at Tyre (CPE 241-242, 244-245), which also employed Alexandrian controls." - Broucheion

Hi @seth77 & @Ed Snible, The article is on Academia.edu here. - Broucheion

Hi All, ANTIOCHUS I, SOTER AS SENIOR MONARCH, 280-261 BCE) UNCERTAIN MINT 22, COINING FOR EDESSA & ANTHEMOUS, ca 280-261 BCE Æ Denomination B (Double) Size: 17 mm Weight: 6.5 g Die Axis: 09:30 Broucheion Collection S-2003-09-09.001 OBV: Athena head wearing Corinthian helmet, facing right. Plain border. REV: Trophy of arms. Control ΑΟ monogram in lower right field. Legend reading downwards: [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ] [Α]ΝΤΙΟΧ[ΟΥ]. Plain border. ￭ Refs: SC-361.3c Denomination B: (15-19 mm, 4.75-7.47 g) see https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.361.3c ; WSM 799; HGC 9, 150. From Houghton & Lorber: "Newell attributed Athena/trophy bronzes to Edessa (in Aramaic Orhai, modern Urfa). He interpreted the letters EΔE on WSM 797 as a mintmark, citing provenances and the fact that these letters do not seem to fit in the lexicon of Greek personal names. A new coin has recently come to light with the letters ANΘ in the same position (cat No 361.1). Probably this legend refers to the military colony of Anthemous/Anthemusia, located between Edessa and the River Euphrates. As Newell observed, a mint inscription is quite exceptional for this early period, and it is even more remarkable to encounter two such inscriptions on a single coinage. Edessa, the more important of these cities, may have minted for the account of Anthemous, though other arrangements can be imagined. Distinguishing features of the Athena/trophy bronzes include dumpy flans, strongly concave reverses, and variations in epigraphy and the disposition of the legend. Provenances reflect a broad area of dispersion, from northeast Syria to Lebanon and Israel. The southernmost finds may signal that these bronzes traveled south with a military expedition, perhaps when Antiochus I captured Damascus, perhaps in the Fifth Syrian War (implying reattribution to Antiochus III)." - Broucheion

Hi All, This was one of three gift denari added to an order I placed for an Alexandrian AE Drachma. The 3 included free of charge were: Faustina with reverses - Vesta, Ceres, and Fecunditas. ROMAN EMPIRE - FAUSTINA II JUNIOR (161-176 CE), ITALY, ROME, 161-176 CE Ar DENARIUS Size: 17x20 mm Weight: 3.19 g Die Axis: 12:30 ￭ Obv: Faustina the Younger draped bust facing right, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head. Legend: [FA]VSTINA - AVGVSTA. Dotted border. ￭ Rev: Vesta, veiled, seated facing left on low seat, holding palladium in right hand and sceptre cradled in left arm. Legend: V - ES - TA. Dotted border. ￭ Refs: RIC III-0737 (under Marcus Aurelius) OCRE; BMC-0175 (under Marcus Aurelius); RSC-286; Sear Greek Coins: SR-5270 ￭ Broucheion Collection: ROM-2015-11-13.001a (ex-Ebay #171990578174 from INQUISITOR604 - Colin Lambe, BC, Canada). - Broucheion

Hi All, TRAJAN (27 Jan 98 - 9 Aug 117 CE), ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 13 (109/110 CE) Size: 32x33 mm Weight: 16.8 g Axis: 11:00 Obv: Trajan laureate head facing right. Legend: [AYTTPAIANCE - BΓEPMΔAKIK]. Dotted border. Rev: Nike advancing left to trophy. In left field: LIΓ. Dotted border. Refs: Emmett-543.13; Geissen-Unlisted; Dattari-955; RPC III-4415.6 (see note below); Milne-Unlisted; BMC-Unlisted. Note: No image in RPC online. Also, it cies this as Dattari-957, not Dattari-955. Broucheion Collection: R-1997-01-21.002 Next: A worn but recognizable coin (able to catalog it, not just identify a generic type). - Broucheion

Hi @velarfricative, Thank you for the correction, it is very much appreciated. Two more follow-ups: Is the issue date correct? Is there a quick read to orient myself on this series (I know of "Coinage of Hermaios & Imitations by Scythians" by R.C. Senior, but that's overkill for me). - Broucheion

Hi @Restitutor and All, Is there a way to print an entire thread? I would expect to left-click on the title of the thread and see "Print ..." as an option to print the contents out. Another way might be to open the thread and click on the title at that point. Can this be done with current features? - Broucheion

Hi All, SELEUCOS I NICATOR (SOLE REIGN, 312-294 BCE), SELEUCIA I (First Workshop) from 300 BCE NO LEGEND ΣΕΛΕΥKΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Ar Tetradrachm (Stater) Size: 27x28 mm Weight: 17.02 g Die Axis: 3:00 Obv: Heracles (beardless, resembling Alexander) wearing lion scalp, facing right. Dotted border. Rev: Zeus seated facing left, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long vertical lotus-tipped sceptrer behind in left arm. In left field: dolphin facing left over ΓΟPΔ monogram. In right field: ΣΕΛΕΥKΟΥ. Under throne: OΠXΑ monogram over ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Dotted border. Refs: Houghton & Lorber SC I-36.6b; SCO I-36.6b (https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.36.6); WSM-1205, pl xxxix, 7. - Broucheion

Hi All, It’s been a while, so let’s make it any Islamic coin. - Broucheion

Hi All, ROMAN-EGYPT, JULIA MAMEA (223 - MAR 235 CE, Under Severus Alexander), ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 13 (233/234 CE) Size: 24x26 mm Weight: 12.6 g Axis: 11:30 OBV: Julia Mamea diademed and draped bust facing right. Legend: IOVMAMAIACEB - [MHTE]CEBKCT[PA]. Dotted border. REV: Elpis standing facing left holding sprig in right hand. Left hand holds up chiton. In left field: palm branch; In right field IΓ above L. Dotted border. Refs: EM-3203.13 (R3); Geissen-2546; Dattari-4484; : Milne-3141; Mionnet-2786 Note: Legend variation: "MAMAIA". Good silver for issue. Broucheion Collection R-1995-06-05.004 Provenance: ex AMPHORA - DAVID HENDIN (NY, USA) @ NYINC Show 05-Jun-1995 Next: A coin from Islamic Egypt. - Broucheion

Hi All, CONSTANTIUS CHLORUS CEASAR (Under MAXIMIANUS 293 - 305 CE), ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT (NO OFFICINA) Year 02 (293/294 CE) Bi TETRADRACHM Size: 18x19 mm Weight: 6.93 g Axis: 00:00 Obv: Constantius laureate bust facing right. Legend: ΦΛAKωCTANTIOCK. Dotted border. Rev: Tyche standing facing left. Right arm holding rudder, left arm cradles cornucopia. In left field LB. Dotted border. Refs: Emmett-4200.02; Geissen-Unlisted; Dattari-6088; Milne-5108. Notes: ex Tom Vossen (Neatherlands). Broucheion Collection R-2016-09-09.001 Next: Another provincial tetrarch - Broucheion

Hi @Restitutor, I frequently read all posts in a string. Once I do that, is there a way to hide those read threads (ideally a toggle button) until there is something new to read? A toggle would allow me to ‘unhide all’ if I need to look for something in a read string. Thanks for making this all possible. - Broucheion

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Hi All, This is an unpublished variant of SC-122, an Ar drachm, with a T instead of the usual Σ under the throne. SELEUCOS I NICATOR, Ar Drachm Size: 16x18 mm Weight 3.89 g Die Axis: 01:00 Obv: Alexander head in lion scalp facing right. Dotted border. Rev: Zeus seated facing left, right leg drawn back, victory crowning Zeus in extended right hand, long vertical lotus-tipped sceptrer behind in left arm. In left field: ON. In right field: [Σ]ΕΛΕΥKΟΥ. Under throne: T above ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ]. Dotted border. Ref: Houghton & Lorber SC-0122 var (T under throne) Provenance: ZURQIEH_DUBAI - Broucheion

Hi @TheTrachyEnjoyer, Congratulations, that is an excellent cabinet to start with! I wish I had the ability to take on a project like that. Here are some threads from CT that cover the same type of question you had. You may want to contact the contributors for their real-life experience with their projects. Old homemade coin cabinet with potential https://www.cointalk.com/threads/old-homemade-coin-cabinet-with-potential.336310/ Dr Coinlove; or how I learned to stop worrying and built a coin cabinet https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dr-coinlove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-built-a-coin-cabinet.369939/ Some mentions/pictures of home-made coin cabinets DIY coin case https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diy-coin-case.379158/ Coin cabinet for collection https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-cabinet-for-collection.386870/#post-7913947 Let's see your custom coin storage cabinet or chest https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-see-your-custom-coin-storage-cabinet-or-chest.282758/ I hope there are a few nuggets in these pages that will help you out. Please show us the final result whenever you are done! - Broucheion

Hi @kirispupis & All, My contribution for Ptolemy I Soter. From Wikipedia: "When Alexander died in 323 BC, Ptolemy is said to have instigated the settlement of the empire made at Babylon. Through the Partition of Babylon, he was appointed satrap of Egypt, under the nominal kings Philip III and the infant Alexander IV; the former satrap, the Greek Cleomenes, stayed on as his deputy. Ptolemy quickly moved, without authorization, to subjugate Cyrenaica." PTOLEMY I SOTER (SATRAP: 323-305/4 BCE), EGYPT, MEMPHIS, ca 322/321 BCE Au STATER (TETRADRACHM) Size: 12x17 mm Weight: 8.56 g Die Axis: 0 Obv: Athena head in Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled snake, facing right. Plain border. Rev: Nike standing facing left, outstreached right hand holds up victor's crown wreath, left downward arm cradles stylis. To right: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. In left field: Rose above ΔΙ (under wing). Plain border. Refs: Lorber CPE-15; Svoronos-Unlisted; SNG Copenhagen-6var (Different symbol & monogram); Price 3969; Zervos (1974), Issue 76 [10 recorded, from 3 obverse dies]. This type known with obverse die links to CPE 14 & CPE 16. - Broucheion

Hi @Nerosmyfavorite68, Here is my only Indo-Greek coin. I know nothing of this series so I've taken the references from Acsearch.com from similar coins. If anyone can correct or augment the atribution I would appreciate it. INDO-GREEK BACTRIA - HERMAIOS, TAXILA, BACTRIA (PUNJAB, PAKISTAN), 90-70 BCE Ar Drachm Size: 16x17 mm Weight: 1.5 g Die Axis: 11:00 Obv: Hermaios diademed and draped bust facing right. Legend (starting 7:00 clockwise): BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ. Legend (starting at 7:00 - counter clockwise): EΡMAIOΥ. Plain border. Rev: Zeus seated on throne facing left, holding Nike in his right hand and scepter cradled in his left arm. To left, forepart of elephant to right; legend in karoshti around. Kharoshthi Legend: Maharajasa tratarasa Heramayasa (Of the Great King Hermaios the Savior). Plain border. Refs: Mitchener 420aa; Boperachi 366, 97 pg 57 etc. Seller: TAMCO (Georges Tambakopoulos) of Sweeden I got the coin because of it's connection to a poem of C.P. Cavafy. If you're not familiar with his poems, they have been translated here. He frequently references Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic themes. Being Greek and a numismatist, I find his work doubly appealing. I also have a very tenuous connection (a la 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon) in that an uncle of mine knew him in Alexandria. Here's the poem I had in mind (also posted at CT a while ago). That coin is not mine. - Broucheion

Hi All, SEVERUS ALEXANDER (Caesar 221 - 11 Mar 222 CE), ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Year 11, Bi TETRADRACHM Size: 23x24 mm Weight: 12.5 g Axis: 1:00 Obv: Severus Alexander laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Legend: AKAIMAPAYPCЄYAΛЄXANΔPOC. Dotted border. Rev: Zeus seated on throne, facing left and holding patera and long sceptre. At his feet, eagle facing left, head turned back. In left field: LIA. In right field: palm branch. Solid border. Provenance: Ex-Dattari Collection. Refs: Emmett-3146.11; Geissen-Unlisted; Dattari-Savio 9973, pl 236 (THIS); RPC Online 10534.13 . Next: A Provincial Julia Mamea - Broucheion