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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Lucius Verus AE As. OBV: IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG â€" Bust right. REV: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II - Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing with clasped hands. REF: RIC 1314 I will fine-tune the attribution later on once I get the coin. It could be right or wrong but I'll let you guys decide first before I start working on it. I reserved a couple of coins and if you guys want a preview I can show you. One of them I really like.
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Moderator
 United States
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Your on a roll Gil, nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1571 Posts |
Now that I do really like. Would that be something you would clean more or would you leave it be?
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2044 Posts |
I'm learning more towards not cleaning it because it looks like it has rough and worn surfaces rather than dirt that can be removed to expose more details. I will know for sure once I receive it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great coin. You are picking up some tough to find coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I have about 40 or so ancients in about this level of condition. All fully attributed.
I usually get them out a dealer's higher priced junk boxes.
Mostly, I get to full attribution within a couple of days, but not always. With the harder ones, I just keep gnawing at them until get to that final "eureka!" moment. The hardest one was a Roman colonial which took me almost a year.
This is when the employment of patience is great fun!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I hope you are not to deflated but ..... I am 90% sure it is Marcus not Verus
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Moderator
United States
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I disagree, with that pointed nose, along with the reverse type I think it is indeed Lucius Verus.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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dang gg, are you still getting coins!? awesome!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3448 Posts |
A quick glance at the Wildwinds photos. I find 4 Verus Concord Asses and Dupondii. 3 of the 4 have a break in the obv. legend. I find 6 Marcus Concord reverses and 6 of 6 have no break in obv. legend. Combined with the 'modest' positioning of the bust (slightly tilted forward)I still go with Marcus. Verus had a streak of pride a mile wide and it shows in his portraits. The jaw is jutted forward and the head tilted back slightly. He looks unbearably arrogant. I don't see that arrogance in this coin. I see Marcus
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Posted 04/18/2013 3:06 pm
