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Valued Member
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Some really nice coins everyone. David, I love the rainbow toning on your Marcus Aurelius, I totally agree that colourful toning can really add to the beauty of Roman silver.
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Edited by NorthSideTy
07/04/2016 5:15 pm
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 United States
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Nice coins. Hope your going to breakout the Severus Alexander.
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Canada
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I was thinking about it  Although I was thinking of possibly narrowing my focus for my collection so I feel like I could get more for the coin (if I decide to sell it soon)? It has a grade of MS What do you think echizento? |
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It's no doubt a good looking coin. I can see a rare and high valued coin slabbed, but his coins even in high grade aren't that expensive. So IMO the slab is not going to make that much of a difference. Here is one of mine in similar condition unslabbed. If I were to sell it the most I think I would get is $90. I can see getting much more if it were slabbed. I'm just not a fan of ancient coins be slabbed.   |
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Perfect! thanks for the info :) Quick question... I'm always seeing the Augustus denarius with the depiction of litmuus and simpulum with the shield for sale but very rarely do I see the one that I have posted! is mine a rarer coin (ric 199)? I'm just trying to figure out why there are so many of that type and little of mine on the market, even though I'm pretty sure they are both considered "common"? Iv been collecting for a while but still require assistance from time to time!  Very nice coin!! I like it a lot but the surface is a bit different then mine. I feel like if I sent mine back to get the surface and strike added it may be 5/5. Iv been following 5/5 trends and they go for BIG $$$$ Edited by NorthSideTy
07/04/2016 5:46 pm
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United States
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The Augustus is RIC 348 and dates to 8-6 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F/ C CAES above, AVGVS below. Caius Caesar galloping right. BMC Gaul 223.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Based on my internet research, Ric 348 keeps bringing me to an AE Sestertius coin of Augustus? and listed as (R2 rarity, I wish haha) I'm confused now lol :P, but thanks for all the info thus far! you've been a big help :)
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07/04/2016 6:18 pm
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United States
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Sorry I was using a copy of Seaby's Roman Silver Coins, it's not that old of an edition. Try the BMC number
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It is easier to find Severan Dynasty denarii in superior condition.
I have seen comments in coin magazines that the grade for ancient coins 'uncirculated' is inaproriate, and the term 'as struck' is preferred.
That allows for all of the other striking imperfections that almost all ancient coins have, and they should then be noted.
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07/05/2016 01:39 am
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Canada
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Perfect thanks again!
If anyone has more denarii they'd like to post feel free! show them off, Id like to see them :)
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United States
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Well I guess my edition if Seaby is way out of date. Wildwinds which is using a 2000 update of RIC has it at RIC 199, BMC 500, so that's the one to go by.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll add this issue of Severus Alexander here even though I'd already posted it in another thread. I picked this up about 10 days ago in a small coin shop while traveling out of state. It was the only ancient in inventory there, and the proprietor evidently didn't generally care to deal in such (his asking price was absurdly low). The handwritten insert in the flip averred that the figure on the reverse is Roma, but it appeared to me from the beginning that it's in fact a depiction of Jupiter. I've tentatively identified it as RIC 5 (Sear 7891, RSC 204).   Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
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The Augustus is RIC 348 and dates to 8-6 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F/ C CAES above, AVGVS below. Caius Caesar galloping right. BMC Gaul 223.
Well I guess my edition if Seaby is way out of date. Wildwinds which is using a 2000 update of RIC has it at RIC 199, BMC 500, so that's the one to go by. I sense your confusion, Ron. Let me help with a bit of explanation. Seaby RSC was published in 1978, and used the numbering system devised by Henri Cohen, listing this coin as RSC 40. This was cross referenced to RIC as RIC 348. However, volume 1 of RIC was revised in the 1990s with some rearrangement of the material. So RIC 348 became RIC 199. Two editions of the BMC catalogs are also referenced in RSC 40 for Augustus. The listing " Gaul 223" refers to the catalog by H.A. Grueber ( Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum). The listing " Imp 500" refers to the catalog edited by Harold Mattingly ( Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum) which today is commonly abbreviated as BMCRE. Wildwinds is only using the most recent reference numbers. |
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Canada
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Great find Lucky cuss! Looks like Ric 5 to me as well
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