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Pillar of the Community
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I actually have a few, but they tend to only have one good side. Heres my GLORIA EXCERTIVS:  My good GLORIA ROMANORVM coin is soaking right now...of course, nothing I own could possibly compare to the coins you guys have. |
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"Standards" are not the same as "Ensigns", are they? Rats ... I do not have a coin showing Soldiers and Standards (I'm out again!!) ... man, I need to buy more coins!!  |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Truly amazing examples! I don't collect these but sure get tempted. Out of curiosity, what are the price ranges of coins in these higher grades. I've seen dogs in the $5-$10 range.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My two coins were in the $20-$30 range. But mine are not near as nice as Martin's coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow--very nice group!  The soldiers are really well done on a few. Here is my nicest example:  Constantine AE3. Trier RIC VII 538. Struck 330-335 AD. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears & shields with two standards between them, standards with thin pointed banners, TR dot P in ex.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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I have a different officina to that one....  I had the opportunity to buy the majority of a collection of LRB, which are the coins you see here. As a result I managed to buy 40 coins ranging from $11 through to $55 with the average price being around $25. I think I got a great deal. The following coin was the $11 coin. Constantius II AE3 Obv:-- FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:-- GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two helmeted soldiers standing with spears & shields, facing single standard between them Minted in Lugdunum (//*PLG). Reference:-- Bastien 273 (4 examples cited). RIC VII Lugdunum Unlisted with this officina. (cf RIC 281 For officina S)  Martin Edited by maridvnvm
08/26/2012 1:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great deal is an understatement.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Gloria Romanorvm and Excertivs have been my best condition uncleaned coins....something about them seems to preserve the details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Two rather worn ones I have. On the second one the soldier lost his head.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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maridvnvm, Wow, these coins are awesome...  ... I have several of these single, and double standards... Constantius ll..337- 342 AD. AE3.. Coin 1..Left... two Soldiers, two Standards Mint...dot HSIS dot 11mm x 2.03g.. Constantius ll..337- 342.. AD. AE3.. Coin 2...right..two Solsiers, one Standard.. Chi- rho.. Mint...HSIS.. 11mm x 1.24g.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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More great coins. Doucet, the city commemorative - soldier type is wonderful. Just processed the photos on this one.... there is still evidence of silvering in the fields. Another common one but nice condition. Constantine II AE3 Obv:-- CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:-- GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two helmeted soldiers standing with spears & shields, facing two standards between them Minted in Trier (//TR•S). Reference:-- RIC VII Trier 539  Martin |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Martin, other then your (3rd coin down), looks ten times better then mine, they seem very similar in details...  |
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 United States
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Some really nice detailed coins, I don't know if I have any in such a nice condition. I'll go through them a little later today.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OK, here are a couple of my favorite 'standards'. I never know whether to post full info or leave them as fodder for those who like to ID coins. These are a mite unusual in some minor way if not EF+++ or R5. Do you recognize what makes them 'unusual'? RIC 13 page VIII,539 rated C but some people make them out to be less common than that:  RIC 255 page VII, 458 rated R4 but I see way too many of these for that to be accurate. Still I believe it is a coin every late Roman collector should want to own:  RIC 227 page VII, 529 rated R3 officina E 'the common one'  |
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Posted 08/26/2012 09:45 am
