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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Judea Capta is the "Holy Grail" of 1st Century Roman Coinage. You found this where ?
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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I 'found' or better bid and bought at a houseclearance auction in a box described as mixed sundry coins a few moons back and never got around figuring out what it actually is.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Looking how much Judea Capta coins in much better condition sell then this might be £5-£10 though?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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And looking at Bing image search of Judea Capta most of those coins shown have some kind of palm tree which this one here doesn't seem have
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As the coin is off centered ( very common) It is impossible to be sure. The shield is rather obvious though. High probability that it is attached to a 'palm'(tapered trunk) and not to a 'trophy'.The coin is a 'provincial' and the artistic standards were not as high as Imperial Coins. Ten pounds sounds like a steal to me ! I would take all you got .....
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A bit difficult to say for sure but to me it looks like Titus. If you let the coin soak in some olive oil for a while some of the deposits will remove and more of the image should become visable.
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Pillar of the Community
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Titus Roman (r. AD 79 - 81) Judaea Capta As of Casearea under Titus, 70-81 Coin Roman Provincial, 1st century AD  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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 good work FVRIVS |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Nice one!
I put mine in Aldis olive oil, lets see if it comes out like that:)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If this is your first ancient I would say you scored a goal in the first minute of your first game. Very rare accomplishment indeed. No its not the prettiest Judea Capta ..... But it is a 'keeper'. I would advise against selling it before you really need too. You will regret that unless you use it to get something else you want a great deal. A very very desirable coin.
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Excellent find |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Cheers thanks, I might aswell keep this one as I don't come by those very often even if it is not very valuable. I got these aswell: https://goccf.com/t/141010But I think this one was actually the first I owned. I have some more but they are not identifiable at all, just colorful metal blobs really |
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United Kingdom
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I did put it in olive oil since yesterday, but it still looks the same, so I guess the "1 year to clean" joke wasn't a joke after all...
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So after getting it out of the olive oil how do you rid it of all the oil?
Should I put it inside a bag of rice and this will suck all the oil out or what should I do with it to drain it from all the oil?
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Pillar of the Community
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Coin tosser - you need to emulsify the last of the oil. I usually pat the oil off with a paper towel and then use soap and water to get the last off.
An nope...the year in oil is no joke...
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