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I know they are out there, Lets see'em !  Thrace Apollonia Pontika c.BC 400 AR Diobol 1.13g Obverse: Front Facing Face of Apollo Reverse: Thracian Anchor The Letter A and a Crawfish. The Anchor of this style was used on coins of Seleucids much later. I had posted this on another forvm and the consensus was that it was not a 1990's high quality reproduction, it does not match and of the fake dies and NGC says its Ancient Silver...the elusive blue coin....  Edited by Ancientnoob
10/04/2012 11:19 pm
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The coin I posted is Blue in hand and the photo is a pretty good approximation of true color.
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I have seen a few but don't have any.
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It wasn't blue, but I saw a purple coin a few days ago while browsing online, think it might have been on ebay... |
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I can probably count on my hand the number I have seen....I have seen more in bronze but maybe 1 other in silver. I once saw a large seleucid? tetradrachm at a show in Springfield, MA in '05. It was really dark blue but way out of my price range and I didn't know enough nor have the money to buy it.
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10/04/2012 11:28 pm
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here's this one I posted not long ago, the only one I have..and I didn't get it blue, I "dried" it blue....   Edited by chrsmat71
10/05/2012 10:50 am
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Great additions guys,
@Steve-Is the Vespasian really blue or is it a lighting effect. Super Nice either way.
@Chrsmat- I like the Blue LRB. Nice job Baking blue.
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Lets see some more blue coins. I would like to see all the blue coins!...I really want to see Blue silver coins, very interesting.
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I haven't received the Vespasian coin, yet ... I will answer when it arrives
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http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do.../grade3.htmlright column, coins one and five I have no experience with blue silver other than the rainbow look shown above which usually has other colors mixed in. On my screen, the OP coin does not look blue. I'd bet Steve's is a photo problem on a clean silver coin.
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I had a Claudius II ant a while ago with a nice blue/green patina...  |
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Gorgeous coin Dionysos!
@Doug- I assure you its blue.
Bring on more blue coins.
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I found this philopator while I was shopping around (it isn't mine ... "yet") => it looks kinda "blueish-green", yes?   |
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This one has blues, purples and other wild tones...  Martin |
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The same seller had this blueish coin as well ... Constantius I Follis  |
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