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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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AR denarius : 145 BC Monneyer : Marcus Iunius obv: head of Roma right , before X (value mark ) , behind : ass's head rev : the Dioscuri galopping right , below : M IUNI , in exergue : ROMA Cr220/1 , 2.93 gr , 17 mm .   There are 4 types of this Dioscuri denarii : 1:coins without any symbol or name 2:coins with a symbol 3:coins with the monneyer's name in monogram 4:coins with the monneyer's name . For more information about the evolution of Roman Republican coins , see : http://www.britishmuseum.org/resear...o_types.aspxalbert. |
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Moderator
 United States
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This is a really nice example, well struck with very little wear. This type is on my want list.
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Pillar of the Community
 Belgium
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Thank you , I had it also on my want list since longtime , the only problem is there are a lot of coins on it ...
Buying this coin , I learned about the 4 types, so I have now 3 more coins on my list. albert
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice pick-up, Albert. Congrats on scratching this one off the list. Looking forward to seeing the other three in the future.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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Yeh! a nice coin Albert and really like the reverse!
Thanks for sharing Paul
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
701 Posts |
How did you do Albert ?
I had a couple of bids in the same auction which came before the coin you were after, it certainly didn't go cheap though.
Damion
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Coming home today I saw I won the Naumann coin .It is a little bit expensive , but before making my bid , I was checking prices and it is not a cheap coin . My maximun bid was €10 more , so I was lucky . @ Damion : I am bidding nearly on every auction of Naumann , but I am lucky only on 1 of every 5 bids , my first Dioscuri denarius ,I bought by Lanz on ebay , some times you can make there a good deal. albert |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Congrats Albert  Certainly a very nice addition and 10 euro under budget to boot  I have a particular area of collecting right now which means limited availability but Naumann auctions often have 1 or 2 pieces I can have a nibble at, I did win both the items I bid on in this auction though. Just FYI Albert, did you notice that Naumann have increased their fees from 11.9% - 15% as from the next auction ? Damion |
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Posted 06/02/2017 4:00 pm
