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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     75000875      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     EGYPT City:     Alexandria Issuer:     Domitian Date Ruled:     AD 81-96 Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     AD 88-89 Weight:     12.5 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     AVT ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     L H Reverse Description:     River-god Nile reclining left, holding grain ears and cornucopia; below, two lotus flowers and elephant standing right Primary Reference:     RPC II - Reference2:     KÖln - Reference3:     cf. Frankfurt 225 (same obv. die) Reference4:     cf. Curtis 284a (described as Euthenia); Emmett 241 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103783 Grade:     VF, toned, minor roughness Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 875 Very rare. In his addenda, Curtis records a single specimen of a Domitian tetradrachm with the figure of Euthenia reclining left on the reverse, while below is the figure of an elephant stands right. Unfortunately, this singular and important piece was never illustrated and no record of its sale appears to exist. The present specimen appears rather to be the type featuring Nilus with a double-struck hippopotamus below.

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