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Valued Member
Spain
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Lucius Antonius was the youngest brother of Mark Antony.Armed conflict with Octavian,obliged Lucius to capitulate;but Octavian pardoned the offence and even appointed him to the governorship of Spainwhere he died soon..   SEAR 1510 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting coin. I would assume this is a rare coin type, as I've not seen one like it before this. Some of the posters know this already, but I named my youngest son Marcus Antonius in honor of this remarkable, though infamous, individual.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Cleaning coins can be soooo sexy   |
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Valued Member
United States
209 Posts |
I have a lot to learn about the forming of the empire. Never even heard of this guy, but I love the look of those older Roman coins, even the worn ones. Very nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No offense intended but it looks like a lot of coins you posted have been over-cleaned a bit. Hard to tell from photos sometimes. Some of them look like the patina is gone.
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Valued Member
 Spain
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It is true that many are cleaned,but that is how I have bought them...
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
I agree, a very interesting coin I've also not seen one of these before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1549 Posts |
This coin is a fourree or plated coin with a thin envelope of silver over a copper core. In addition to breakthrough to the core on both sides, you have a classic seam on the Mark side where the silver foil overlapped. Being plated should reduce the price of the coin by about 75% from a solid coin in the same grade. Many collectors want absolutely nothing to do with them because they are generally considered to be the work of forgers rather than from the official mint. Some of us collect them but we still don't pay full price. I have a page series that shows more than most people want to know about the subject: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...fourree.html |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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interesting...did know of the guy or the coin type. girl with power tools I always find interesting....  but I still wouldn't let her use that thing on my coins!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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but I still wouldn't let her use that thing on my coins And, what would you let her use that thing on hmmmm? |
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Posted 10/15/2012 2:41 pm
