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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pulled the trigger on another Roman today. Sellers photos and description. Nothing earth shaking or scarce, just new to my growing little hoard. Crispus. 321 AD. AE3. London Mint321 AD. AE3 (21mm, 3.09g). CRISPVS NOBIL C - Helmeted, cuirassed bust left / BEAT TRANQLITAS - Altar inscribed VOT / IS / XX, surmounted by globe, *** above, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 218.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Londinium coins are uncommon to scarce. You can tell late Roman London mint coins by the engraving style.
Nice pickup!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Very nice! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice London coin--wish I had one!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
36878 Posts |
Had no idea these were scarcer, just liked the design and condition.
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Moderator
 United States
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I love coin from the London mint, Very nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4973 Posts |
the crispus globe/altar is on my to get list...was looking at some today till something else distracted me. really nice reverse, cool coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
The portrait style of the London Mint coins is very distinctive, and, IMHO, very desirable. Yours is no exception.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
I have a Crispus (with spear and shield) BEATA TRANQVILLITAS - A really nice reverse, I think.
Ive been itching for a London mint coin - being so close to London myself. Love the starry field helmets they churned out.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Really nice helmet decoration, and there seems to be some silvering remaining on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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London coin seem to demand a premium (certainly in London) I am still looking to add a couple to my collection since it is my hometown.
^^ I don't have a Cripus yet either... good pickup IGE and welcome to the money pit that is ancients... you seem to have got bitten by the bug ^^
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man if I lived in Europe I would be metal detecting like crazy! Such a rich history in your guys countries. Man, here in the US I would be lucky to find a Wheat penny and a vintage beer can. There are some tall tales of Anglo Saxon coins found here in the NE, but they always turn out to be hoaxes. You don't even find Spanish coins this far north like you can in Louisiana and Florida. Finding a British coin might even make the evening news. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DavidUK, yes I have been bitten by the ancient bug. I start out doing something on the internet and always seem to drift off to check for new ancients.
I debated on buying this London piece because I thought the $39 asking price might have been too high. Glad emotion took over and made me pull the trigger on it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Man if I lived in Europe I would be metal detecting like crazy! Such a rich history in your guys countries. - Ancientnoob Yes, it is still possible to make such finds in England. Below is a photo of a Crispus AE Follis, that was a metal detecting find from Norfolk. I bought it in a lot of others and took it easy regarding cleaning it, giving it the respect an ancient coin deserves. It cleaned up quite well. London mint, around 323 AD  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Masis that coin turned out nice. What cleaning method did you use?
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Pillar of the Community
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Masis that coin turned out nice. What cleaning method did you use? - IndianGoldEagle I soaked it in Distilled vinegar, in a small glass jar, and then sealed it with the lid. It took only a day for the encrustation on the surfaces of the coin to become soft enough to clean off with a wooden tooth-pick. Then put it back in to soak off any remaining encrustation, then finally let it dry. Remember that it is often impossible to get an "uncleaned" or encrusted coin into a "mint condition" as it is highly unlikely it ever was in a perfectly struck condition. Accept what can be easily cleaned off, and leave the rest well alone. Once a coin is damaged, you cannot press a "rewind" button and start again. Accept the history that is the "dirt/encrustaton" of the coin. Of course, corrosion/BD is another thing... |
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Posted 01/07/2013 8:58 pm
