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Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 4:10 pm Trajan AE As. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM, laureate head right / TR POT COS III PP SC, Victory walking left, carrying shield inscribed SPQR. RIC 417, Cohen 628. Sear 3242. AE As., 27.55mm, 9.9g Moving on from the unpleasant shipping experience... This is one rugged coin. It's been beaten down and yet it survives with decent detail! It's hard to notice from the scan, the coin is bent slightly from top to bottom on the obverse. It was difficult to weigh the coin because of it. The coin also has a crack as a hairline on the obverse, it's larger on the reverse and goes all the way through (doesn't look like it was repaired). On the obverse portrait, there is a small thick layer of patina removed, was replaced by another thin layer as well as sand. There are also iron rust deposits on the back of the coin. I was reading RIC Volume II about this coin. If I'm understanding what I'm reading I narrowed down the date to about 100 AD. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 4:48 pm Neat looking coin, like the desert patina. Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 4:53 pm Gil-galad, Glad you got your coin's......this coin has nice details, desert patina always make the coin look great.... Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 6:53 pm Nice coin! Cool patina! Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 7:14 pm Interesting. Been through a lot in these past couple of thousand years, eh? Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 7:47 pm Very nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/02/2012 12:22 am Great coin--it has personality! I can only guess it was bent in ancient times... Report this Post to the Staff
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