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With those 5th century Romans, it's just hard to be sure what the coin exactly is as far as attribution is concerned. Remember that Zeno coin I posted awhile back? Well, revised research makes me believe it is either a Leo I or Leontius. I still ain't sure which one of those two. I also posted in some other places about the coin.
One day I will also be looking for a Marcian. For now, there are many many more coins to purchase. lol
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Remember that Zeno coin I posted awhile back? Well, revised research makes me believe it is either a Leo I or Leontius. Yeah I remember. Probably could just use a bit of cleaning, because from what I remember it had a bit of crust and dirt on the obverse, which had decent detail. What really leaves me wondering is how, with late Romans of this time period, some sellers are able to ID beat up little pieces of metal with practically no visible detail remaining. They could be wrong but still...  Quote:
For now, there are many many more coins to purchase. lol I definitely know that feeling lol. Too bad my wallet would have a heart attack if I gave in all of my buying urges. Edited by VisigothKing
02/15/2012 9:59 pm
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When I get it in hand, it is going to be my "youngest" Roman coin, beating out my Val III.
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Gratz. I still need my Marcian.
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I'm curious about how much you paid for this Marcian coin. I know I'll have to look for one sometime in the future.
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Paid $14 shipped for it. The one I posted a couple weeks earlier was $33 shipped.
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That's not a bad price at all. I've seen those go for much higher.
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Nice - I've been looking at these a lot more recently - I really want something related to Ricimer but have no idea what that would cost. I just like the fact he was, for the want of a better term, a 'puppet master' at the death of the Eastern Empire.
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Thanks bobby! I did a search on coins related to Ricimer and found only two, both of Libius Severus. One at around $160, and the other at a little under $1000! Both tiny poor condition bronzes (although the under $1000 coin looks kind of decent, considering the coins from this period). Unfortunately bronze coins of the Western emperors after Valentinian III cost quite a bit of cash.
Which leads me to this question: has anyone ever found mid-late 5th century Roman coins (those of emperors after Honorius) in uncleaned lots?
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Got it today!   (Its late afternoon here, so the sunlight wasn't too good for taking photos. It's way better in hand.) I tried to position the obverse so what I thought was 12 o clock would be right at the top, but somehow it got tilted counterclockwise a bit. I'm not going to attempt to clean it. I don't want to ruin it. Edited by VisigothKing
02/24/2012 5:03 pm
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It's great when a coin arrives looking better than the pic--congrats!
Judging by the prices I saw on Vcoins, $14 is a very nice deal.
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