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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I dindnt expect it to arrive after such a long time.. not from russia, brasil of that kind of countries, no... just 200 miles overseas, Great Britain!! My trajan drachm arrived after 6 months via the post, unbelievable! The seller said it was his record too. Anyways, its a very nice coin you dont see so much: Coin type: Roman Provincial Ruler: Trajan Region, City: Cappadocia, Caesarea Coin: silver denarius AYT KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB GEPM - Laureate head right DHM EX UPAT B - Right hands clasped over military standard set on prow Mint: (98-99 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.00g / 19mm / 200 Rarity: Rare References: Metcalf 61 Sydenham 172   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Very nice coin Dutch, well worth waiting for.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
That's a beauty glad you finally got it. I don't know what going on in the UK with coins there has been a few packages from MetDet that I have never received. They are either being snatched up by some nefarious postal workers or seized by customs.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1790 Posts |
Wow! I bet all frustration eroded away when you saw this coin.  Were provincial drachms struck at the same fineness as Imperial denarii, or at a lesser fineness? |
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
1204 Posts |
Indeed worth waiting for! @ augustus: I'mnot sure, I know that the drachms from caesarea were tariffed 1:1 with the denarius while most other drachms were tariffed as 1:0,75 denarius.. And it has been adjusted in fineness and weight in the third century so the exchange rate would be the same as the debased denarius in that time. Due these facts I dont think they were continiously struck at a lesser fineness.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
very nice DG....thank goodness it finally showed up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
6 months has to be some kind of record. I have waited for 2 months for a coin from Spain. I am currently on month 2 for a package for GB.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
1204 Posts |
fingers crossed then! my record as a seller is 3 months to brasil ;-) I'mglad it showed up indeed!
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Pillar of the Community
1121 Posts |
I have had the odd one turn up late. (but not many). Indeed, recently TIF was worried about one of hers when it was 'late', but I believe that it arrived safely. D.G. Nice coin!
I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing some troubles with the post from the U.K., Ski. Is this a 'historical' or a recent thing? If it is a recent thing do you think that it is getting worse or just one of those 'one in a million' things?
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03/07/2015 7:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
567 Posts |
Wow, I just got a package from China that took 2 months to get to me, but 6 months!
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Posted 03/07/2015 09:03 am
