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Caracalla Denarius

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 Posted 05/14/2012  7:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
The coin looks fine to me. The only concern that I might have is that from your pictures there seems to be some brown color between the letters. This could just be tonning or maybe base metal showning. The details are very fine.
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 Posted 05/14/2012  7:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add w00zi to your friends list
Thanks for the info! And I have spent quite a bit of time reading the information on tesorillo and have found it to contain very useful information. These images are the sellers images. The seller offers a life time guarantee of authenticity so I am not too worried about if this turns out to be a fake. I just need to know what to look for.
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 Posted 05/14/2012  9:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list
Ummm, I'm a bit of a sucker for fake stuff ...

Example => Pamela Anderson => all real, until proven otherwise!!

=> so my opinion => very pretty coin!!

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 Posted 05/14/2012  9:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list
I guess I'll be contrary (that's what my mother would always say about me). I don't like the looks of this coin and I can't put my finger on why. Personally, I would not buy this coin because of these misgivings. Apparently you have misgivings as well or you wouldn't have asked.

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 Posted 05/14/2012  10:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list
ahahaha ...

jwh => we're a bit like Felix and Oscar
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 Posted 05/14/2012  10:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list

Quote:
we're a bit like Felix and Oscar


Or Abbott and Costello/ Bing and Jerry (of course I'm more the Bing type)
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 Posted 05/14/2012  10:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list
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Ummm, sure => I'll go along with that!!
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 Posted 05/14/2012  11:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list
With a coin that has the potential value that this one should have, I ALWAYS like to have the coin in hand for close inspection, before making a decision to buy.

If that can't happen, the only other alternative is to buy off a dealer who has many years of experience in ancient numismatics. The price will be higher, because you are paying for that experience.

VCOINS lists similar denarii in similar condition at around $750.
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05/15/2012 02:52 am
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 Posted 05/28/2012  7:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add w00zi to your friends list
The coin arrived today and the weird coloration in the sellers images were an artifact likely from the scanner. The coin has a nice dull silver color. I believe the red spots on the reverse are cuprite?

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 Posted 05/28/2012  7:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list
NOW that is a nice looking coin with nice toning. It sure is a lot nicer then the sellers images. Congrats.
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 Posted 05/28/2012  7:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list
yeeooow => nice coin!!




=> aha ... yah sadly, I chuckle everytime I see that Jerry Lewis photo (and not a good chuckle either ... brutal)
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 Posted 05/28/2012  8:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bobbyhelmet to your friends list
Beautiful coin w00zi
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 Posted 05/28/2012  10:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add w00zi to your friends list
Thanks, I am quite happy with this one.
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 Posted 05/29/2012  12:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eng5858 to your friends list

Wow woozi,

What a well centered, strong strike, clean fields, Good job....
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 Posted 05/29/2012  09:07 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oxos to your friends list
Very clean, well struck and detailed coin. Well done!
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