Newest Ancient Aquisitions: Hadrian And Elagabalus!

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circusmax120 Valued Member United States 319 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 11:35 am I have finally begun to ADD to my collection rather than subtract. After needing to sell off a large portion several years ago, I recently decided to try to slowly bring new pieces into the fold. I started with a very nice Severan denarius of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, popularly known as Elagabalus. Then, on Easter evening, I was able to snag a beeeautiful Hadrianic dupondius! According to the dealer, the coin was found recently at a site near Kosovo. It bears the earmarks of burial in the earth...which makes my imagination whir with thoughts that a soldier may have stashed this coin before an engagement with a Dacian enemy. Now you can see why my friends and family think I'm odd! Edited by circusmax120 05/09/2018 2:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ancient67 Valued Member France 331 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 3:39 pm I like especially the Elagabalus. Congrats ! But the nicer is your imagined scenario. Collecting coins stimulates fantasy! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 3:46 pm Always nice to add rather than subtract, two nice coins. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 4:04 pm Beware ! Especially on bronze with very thick patination. Those green spots may only be the visible part of a BD 'infection' which can spread beneath the surface material. You need to treat it immediately and make sure you get all of it ! Small pieces of the black patina might chip off as it spreads. Otherwise I do like the coin You say it is a dupondius Is that based on weight ? I myself have a laureate bronze of Hadrian which I have attributed as a dupondius based on the type of patination and the weight of 15.11 grams Report this Post to the Staff
circusmax120 Valued Member United States 319 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 5:04 pm Thanks, ancient67! The Elagabalus is indeed very nice. I was attracted by the rather striking portrait. Totally agree with you, echizento. Selling the coins was painful. So much better to add new beauties! I very much appreciate your concern, FVRIVS RVFVS. The warning is duly noted. I have inspected the spotting under a microscope, and the green appears to be a mineral deposit of some kind. Doesn't seem to be working under the patination layer or to be consuming the coin in any way. I have no scale on which to get a weight for the Hadrian. My initial judgement for a dupondius is based on the size and thickness of the coin, but I am now leaning toward the coin being an as. Opinions? I believe the reverse depicts Salus feeding a snake. Your Hadrian is splendid, FVRIVS! I readily admit to having a Hadrianic fixation...as exemplified by the picture below. Edited by circusmax120 05/10/2018 12:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
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