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DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 1:05 pm I bought some new coins, I couldn't help it :S The first is a Greek bronze I have had my eye on for a while, since all my Greeks have been silver so far I had to add it.... THRACE - MESEMBRIA - AE - FEMALE HEAD WITH DIADEM - ATHENA ALKIS WITH SHIELD AND SPEAR, HELMET IN FIELD nearly extremely fine, nice patina 250-175BC MEÎ£AM-BRIANÎ©N 22 mm; 8,0g Next with my Roman coins looking a little threadbare I wanted to get these two Faustina's to go with my Marcus Aurelius (being mother and wife respectively) FAUSTINA I. (138-140) Denarius. Rome. Ceres. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA Draped bust right. Rev: AVGVSTA Ceres standing with torch and grain ears. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3 gm. Diameter: 18 mm. FAUSTINA MINOR (161-175)- DENARIUS - ROME MINT - Juno standing with peacock Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right Rev.: IVNONI REGINAE; Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock standing left at her feet 3.1 gm; 14 mm very fine And lastly just because I liked it I bought this one (I know these come in both silver and billon and I believe the xxi indicates the purity of the metal but I am not sure what it is, if anyone could explain I would appreciate it) PROBUS - ANTONINIANUS - 276-282AD Obv: IMP PROBVS PF AVG portrait right Rev:PAX STANDING WITH SCEPTRE AND BRANCH - PAX AUGUSTI xxi in exigue Condition: Extremely fine. Weight: 3.7 gm. Diameter: 21 mm. Of the 4 coins the Thrace one was double the price of the other three - there are cheaper ones to be had out there but I liked the dark patina and good details. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 1:20 pm Thoses are all beauties. I'm not a collector of Greek coins but I really like your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 1:26 pm I love the Probus! The details jump right out. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 2:16 pm All nice coins. Greek coins are usually higher priced than Roman's. It's a challenge to find a nice Greek at a real good bargain. It can be done if your patient. Your Greek here is a beauty. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 2:31 pm I just researched the Probus, it is silver plated bronze the xxi means either 20-1 silver content (so just 5% silver) or means 20 of these coins equal a gold aureus. Yes I know Greek coins seem to cost all the money and so far I think I have picked up some good deals through patience. This bronze though I have been looking at for a couple of months and though there are cheaper ones to be had I thought it was worth spending the extra because it is more attractive than most the other examples. This bronze has a lot going for it in my opinion, good details and well centred with nice patina. The only slightly unattractive thing to my eye is the file marks on the reverse but these don't detract really because they are a point of interest. I believe that the technique generally used in production was to cut the metal off a long thin bar and it was melted into round blanks. These were then filed in order to make them weigh correctly before they were struck. The portrait is of an unknown woman, several theories exist as to who it might be but nobody really knows... Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36878 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 2:34 pm Wow! Those are great coins. I know the feeling of not being able to hold back when you see something you want. All great pick ups. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 5:19 pm Very nice group! Great photos too. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 11:43 am I received these today in the post and wasn't disappointed. The Greek is even more beautiful in hand and the other three were not a disappointment either. The Faustina Jr has a Juno reverse which I really like, but because of the die axis it is upside down in the 2x2 page, the other three had 12 o'clock axis. I now have just 1 space in my page of Greeks and 3 in my Roman page... I am not sure which coins I will choose to occupy these but when they are done I will probably post a thread about the completion of that particular collecting goal. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 1:57 pm Thats an awesome Thracian for sure! Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 3:28 pm Great coins! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 3:37 pm Congrats! Greek coins often look better in-hand than in pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 6:40 pm those are all GREAT. interesting mint mark on that probus Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/20/2013 8:17 pm I tried to look up the Probus, I found coins very similar but not with a T in the field... Report this Post to the Staff
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