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Pillar of the Community
United States
1315 Posts |
I got this to replace one that wasn't as good. I didn't know at the time it had a dot in left field which makes R3 rather than just s.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
Wow, that is a beauty! Congrats on this addition.  -Kurt |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Excellent detail, very nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
Very nice. I have always liked the design on this coin. You did well. Here is my copy of this coin from Siscia:  Edited by Bing
01/21/2012 12:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2044 Posts |
That's a nice coin and a good addition to your collection. Here is mine, a bit lower grade though.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
I defintely like how the patina highlights the details. Nice coin! |
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United States
23731 Posts |
Very nice examples JW & Gil-galad.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
Here's mine with desert patina from Nicodemia, AND mine has the Lochness monster hanging out with Victory on the reverse, a rare type indeed. Cheers, -Kurt  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1315 Posts |
I always suspected they might have had a run in with Nessie while they were up north.
Now there's proof!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
nice quality coin - the delta looks odd, has it be over-stamped or did the die cutter not quite get it right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the delta looks odd, has it be over-stamped or did the die cutter not quite get it right?  I don't believe this is an overstrike. I looked at this area with a lupe and it appears to me that as the dotted rim metal leaves the flan at this area, it melds into the serifs on the delta causing it to be connected to the rim metal, making it appear as it does. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's just an artistic touch by the die cutter. Notice how all the other letters are styled. But I could be wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gil-galad is not wrong. The delta is perfectly normal looking to me. There were may mints with many cutters and many handwriting styles. This is a nice one.
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