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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I recently purchased a coin identified on ebay as a Constantine I AE Follis. No further information was provided beyond the images. These images showed a coin that was devoid of any patina and attributable to Constantine II. It had an interesting campgate reverse so I got it at a low bid. I knew from the images the coin was a Constantine II AE Follis. The coin arrived today and I was more than pleasantly surprised by the very nice layer of patina. I have the coin identified as an AE Follis, RIC VII 216, struck at Siscia 328-9 AD: OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right REV: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with two turrets, star above, epsilon SIS (double crescent) in ex. The first set of images are the seller's while the second are the ones I just took a few minutes ago.    |
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks like two different coins, but from the same dies.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
Nice example - looks like the seller used a poor quality scanner, bad for him and good for you for!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
thats a very nice coin. good find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
JW, which seller did you get this from? I think I bought a coin from the same guy a while back and the pictures were like the ones he gave above. When I got the coin I was impressed that it was actually that nice. Good score!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The seller was in Jerusalem, Israel. I have only purchased a couple of coins from Israel, but I have been pleased with them all. I have one other coming from Israel, but it takes a long time in shipping. Thanks for the comments. The coin is very nice in hand
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The detail definitely is much better in the second photo, but I'm wondering about the color.
Did the better lighting over-power the color of the coin.
Does it have a brownish, greenish, blackish or silver like appearance?
The first pic looks to be a greenish brown color.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen a big-time seller of ancients on ebay from Israel, but I never really wanted to purchase from them since they are so far away. That may change now though. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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We should pool our knowledge and put together a list of recommended dealers.  I know that JW has one, and I can recommend a few more--not on ebay, but Vcoins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The image of the reverse is most like that of the actual coin. On the obverse, the lighting was too much as you can see and I should retake the photo. But for accuracy of color, the second is closest.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We should pool our knowledge and put together a list of recommended dealers. I know that JW has one, For some of you, I have provided a list of my favorite sellers. This list probably needs some updating, but I am more than happy to share this list with anyone interested. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
We should pool our knowledge and put together a list of recommended dealers. I have a few trusted dealers that I wouldn't mind sharing. Edited by VisigothKing
03/01/2012 12:02 am
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United States
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Sweet JW! I too have some coins coming from Israel. Probably the same seller as it takes a long time to ship. He has to go to the ancient item authority or something like that to get a permit to send it. Been waiting over three weeks. Looking forward to them though.
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Posted 02/29/2012 7:58 pm
