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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm guessing you don't need the "ugly" example anymore, right?  Interesting pickup!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
Nice I have been looking for this licinius reverse but still havent found it. good find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
interesting BH, wouldn't have thought that would be rare. but not ugly, i'd give that one a home even if I didn't know it's story. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
946 Posts |
Great find!
Rare coins should not be expected to be found in perfect condition.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
 with Chrsat... It's not ugly... just worn! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1315 Posts |
Good thing you saw it before I did. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
549 Posts |
Apparently most Roman coin collectors start out collecting obverse portrait types. It signals a significant advance when you know enough about the emperor to want a particular reverse type. Filling in the story makes the coin much more interesting. Thanks, Bobby!
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys Interestingly having spent another 'shift' checking the net for other examples of this coin I did finally find one!  Hopefully the owner wont mind me sharing it in this environment if I link to his site: http://capitolinecoins.com/index.htmlInterestingly all three examples seem to be from workshop 4. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
A real interesting post--and congrats! I have a lot to learn before I can spot coins like this. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
 - I've upgraded again, just bought the 3rd example I found last month -  Spotted it on ebay - what are the chances of that happening eh?!? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1315 Posts |
Congratulations, those have been hard to find.
Things come in waves, maybe there are a few around now. I hope a few of the hard to find coins I'm watching for will show up.
It's in great condition, I like the scar on the cheek....die crack?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I like the scar on the cheek....die crack? I think so yes... ...made me think, it looks like the crack could run past his lips and between the V and G at 4oC, I wonder if the oddly placed and poorly cut G is some kind of repair or 'bodge' due to the crack running through the original letter  Edited by bobbyhelmet
02/28/2013 8:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
ah, you snagged it...good for you BH! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
Well done Bobby, awesome coin, love how you fine these coins.. |
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