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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Jeeze you came out swinging man. Well done and a price to be proud of! Kudos to you and congrats. Think about and savor the feeling when you run it through your fingers. Its amazing...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on your purchase! I don't believe this type was minted at Ticinum, but rather Cyzicus, RIC 116. I may be mistaken but I think the "T" in exergue stands for tertius or third officina. Hopefully wiser heads will confirm/reject this. Check here: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...?coin=245197Cheers, -Kury |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Indeed it is Cyzicus. IMP FLORIANVS AVG - Right radiate, draped and curaised from front. (Fantastic detail around the shoulder clasp!) CONCORDIA MILITVM - Victory, holding palm presenting wreath to Florian, who is holding a sceptre. T in exerge for workshop 3, RIC V-1 Cyzicus 116. June/August 276AD. This is Wildwinds example, slightly better detail but no silvering:  http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/florian/t.html |
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 United Kingdom
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Thank you for attributing it for me Bobbyhelmet; much appreciated. I had to wait for the seller to combine postage with another coin so I only managed to pay for it this morning. I should however receive it either tomorrow or Saturday(fingers-crossed.). As soon as I get my hands on it I'll get some decent pictures up!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Look forward to seeing your pics - I've bought from this seller also, he only lives a couple of miles away from me.
Was your other coin as big a bargain?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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very nice coin! very nice. braveo!
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Yes he sells some pretty decent stuff; I did bid on some of his other lots however I ended up saving my cash for the Florian at the end. In some ways I wish I went a little bit higher on some other of his lots(he had a nice Probus which went for £4) however I didn't want to spend anything more than £30(came to a total of just over £26). The other coin wasn't really anything special, it was a rough Domitian. I mainly bought it as a spur of the moment thing as I knew I would be able to combine postal costs with the Florian. It cost me £2.09 which I don't think was that bad:   I should receive the Titus half and the other silvers tomorrow, I will also update that thread when I receive them. Edited by Coinage123
12/06/2012 4:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice coin...and an even better first non- "uncleaned lot" coin. Kudos. Savor the feeling of holding it and running it through your fingers, this is a feeling completely unique to ancient coins.
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Posted 12/06/2012 01:40 am
