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TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 11:45 am I just received an auction catalog through the mail yesterday. On the cover is beautifully shot beaten up ancient of Proculus. The auction is on April 10th 2013 and the catalog lists an expected value of 50 - 70,000 pounds! Here is some info I have dug up on the web. http://regator.com/p/259723508/proc...up_for_sale/ Thought you might find this interesting. Hmmm...should I bid? lol. Proculus, AE Antoninianus. Usurper 280-281 AD. Unknown Gallic mint. Obv: IMP C PROCVLVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev: (VI)CTORIA AV(G), female figure standing left, holding wreath and sceptre. Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 12:06 pm Ive got some coins that look just like that in the 'To Identify' pile. Ill have to have a look at them! Quote: Proculus was an ambitious soldier, who had commanded more than one legion as tribune; when in 280 he was asked by the people of Lugdunum (Lyon) who had started a rebellion against Emperor Probus to take the purple, he accepted, proclaiming himself joint emperor with Bonosus. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 12:23 pm I hope you got a bunch of these Ben! That way I can trade with you for a more famous emperor like Constantine I. If you have even one that would be beyond COOL! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 1:03 pm That would be some find. I hope you have some too Ben. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3445 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 3:12 pm Twenty years ago I went to the NY International and found a 'dealer' who had rented a table and in his single glass case he had one coin. An exceptional Brittanicus sestertius for which he wanted a mere $15,000. Now shortly before this time I had obtained a Home Equity line of credit for the convenient amount of $15,000. To say I never thought about it would be lying. But I went home with a 'knockout' Caligula As instead (for a lot less money too). Believe it or not if I had left the caligula and done something stupid instead ..... I would be a happy man today ! But Brittanicus was an VF/EF museum quality coin. This one may belong in a museum. Just not mine. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 8:17 pm What do you guys think about it possibly not being real? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/29/2013 11:26 pm In the list of rarities Proculus coins are listed as common, at 70,000 pound it doesn't seem common to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 12:46 am Quote: What do you guys think about it possibly not being real? I really don't know, honestly. Looking at the coin, it looks old for sure. Engraving style looks a bit different than what other coins of this era have, slightly. Here is a blog and some more information about the coin. http://paul-barford.blogspot.be/201...sale_20.html Report this Post to the Staff
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