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United States
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 Probus AE Antoninianus. Cyzicus. IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga facing. CM between quadriga. Mintmark XXIA. RIC V 911 AE Antoninianus, 3.3g, 23.76mm I just purchased this coin from JW for a decent price. The coin is rather light in weight for it's size and it looks like a weak strike on the reverse. The coin is also very thin as well. This is my second Probus coin and the first for this reverse type. I have one more coin coming in this month and that may very well be the last I get this month. What do you guys do when you can't purchase any coins for a long time? lol Edited by Gil-galad
06/11/2012 5:15 pm
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Canada
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Study other coins/ history behind the coins or catalog what I have..
Thinking of searching rolls of pennies (as I seem to find quite a few 1950-1970 US pennies in my change), dimes and quarters...
Those or video game...
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Nice coin  . When I'm not able to buy, I have to stay away from the auctions and the sellers or I get too tempted. If I look everyday, I can find something I want. Generally, I update my catalog or try to update images, and I stay tuned to CCF. |
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what do I do? ... what do you think I do? => I buy another coin NOTE => but Bing's advice is far more sound than mine!!  => I've actually been doing extremely well during the last month, but mainly because I am stock-piling cash to cover my summer vacation back to beautiful British Columbia!  ... I am so excited!! (I'm going home for the summer, "and" my dear old Dad is still alive and kicking, at 88 years young ... how many people can say that!!?)  Edited by stevex6
06/11/2012 6:25 pm
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Very nice coin and a left facing bust too.
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sorry Gil-galad ... I forgot where I was => beautiful coin!!  |
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United Kingdom
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One of my favourite Probus types....
Martin
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Me, too. In general, anything facing the viewer outranks a side view when it is done well and some dies of this type are pretty well done.
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Thanks guys. I really like this coin as well. Maybe one day I'll get a higher grade example. Right now I'm working on my poor man's emperor set. I'm pretty sure I can get over 50 but not too much higher than that.
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I like this reverse and your coin is very nice.
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While Gil-galad's image is more close to the actual color of the coin, here is an image I have of it that I lightened in order to view the details better.  |
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