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 You can always delete a post if you put it in the wrong place, if you don't wait too long...24hrs I think  looking forward to your posts. |
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Without size and weight it is hard to say if it is a toned denarius or a bronze imitation usually called 'Limes' denarii. If the coin is bronze color in the bottom of a scratch through the patina, it is probably unofficial. Denarii of this period should still look silver, gray or black but not copper colored.
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Thanks for the welcome,
Dougsmit, I posted this on your thread, trying to get it moved or deleted, the coin is 3.75g and 20mm.
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Eng5757! These guys know their stuff! Be a shame to have a fake coin straight out of the chute!  Very nice detail though .... maybe too nice?  You'll have fun on this forum!  |
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My guess is that it's just toned.
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Even if it turns out to be a Limes they are still old and some people collect them.
I have one, but it's a little hard to find out much about them.
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Hey Doucet,
Are these limes coin struck in the same time frame as the other Denarius struck ?
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Hi Doucet,
It's bronze, I went to the website you had, looks like it could be a limes coin, I got a bulk of these from some one who got them from the guy who unearth them, he's had them for 20 to 30 yrs, before I them. there where 300 coin's in all, I got about 200 of them, Thanks again..
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Well, if they are are Denarius types and all limes and you have 200 of them I think you might have something special, IMO,
especially if you can find out where they were unearthed.
How many different types are in the 200?
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It would be interesting to see these coins if they are all different and are all Limes. Did the person you got them from say where he found them?
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Hi Doucet and echizento, Sorry I didn't reply, I need to go back and reread my post's. To your ?'s. That was the only limes coin in the bunch, I've been cleaning them over the Months, like the Nerva, Also I'm trying to attribute them myself before My post. Most of these coins are Constantine ERA. There were 6 Ar Denarius coin's. Several Large coin's like the Nerva, which is the nicest, I don't know were there from, but the guy that got them said he got them from guy that unearth them, or if he found them at same time, He did say that he's had them for over 20 yrs. That probably why they have been pick over for the most part. I didn't know much about them till I started reading these threads. so I'll be better at answering your ?  |
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Well you will have many coins to post as you go along.
Constantine era coins have not been much interest to me yet, but as you see from dougsmit's recent posts there are interesting jems to be found in every era if you know how to find them. That's the problem with being a beginner like me, the learning curve is very steep.
You may come across some neat coins in your bunch, twenty years ago they probably weren't searched as much as today.
Your Nerva is very nice.
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