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Servius Sulpicius Galba AE Sesterius Obv.Laureate head of Galba right SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Rv. Victory advancing right holding wreath and palm 25.49 grams 34mm Sear 2123 RIC399   No he is not 'green' as I had hoped .... Rather a gorgeous chocolate brown ............................................................ Syracuse Dionysus I 405-367BC 33.82 grams 29-31mm   After 'winning' the first coin for less than I had expected I stuck around to watch the rest ..... To my surprise I noticed that the 'Greek' was not a smaller sized AE as I had thought but came in 'Jumbo' size. I do not really know anything about them but just for larks I bid 50 clams .......... I was shocked to learn a few moments later that the big fella was mine for $46 !    Happy days are here again  Yes happy days are here again |
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Pillar of the Community
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I bid on many coins ...... I win but a few
It ain't easy being cheap !
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Pillar of the Community
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<---- Its one thing to be cheap its another thing to be poor...
Edited by Ancientnoob
08/01/2013 2:49 pm
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Two excellent coin that I would love to have in my collection.
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Pillar of the Community
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Lovely coins. Do the green bits on Victory need attention?
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Pillar of the Community
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I dabbed the green spots with some "Blue Ribbon" preservative and they remained unchanged.
Generally 'disease' will be soft and wipe off on the cotton.
I will keep an eye open but I believe they are okay.
The seller told me they were purchased in Nuremburg in 1968. Although he didn't tell me ......
He probably paid 100DM !
As I recall it was about 5DM to 1US way back when
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It ain't easy being cheap ! tell me about it! those are nice, the greek is really nice. |
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Pillar of the Community
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This side of the pond Blue Ribbon is a choccy bar. I have ordered some Verdi-care this week, hope customs let it through quickly.
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Wow nice coins!Syracuse coin is really cool!
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Pillar of the Community
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That's some real nice shoppin there, FVRIVS.
Great coins!
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Pillar of the Community
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Everybody loves the AE Drachm ! I really don't even collect 'Greek' ! The Galba was such a good deal I bid on the Dionysus just for kicks .......
But the Galba
Hey hey hey "Mui Macho"
I like them both is what I am trying to say. But I definitely have a favorite here !
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Dang Istill can't believe you got the Litra for 46 bucks that boggles my mind!
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Cool pickups! I like both as well but Galba is def my fave of the two.
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Posted 08/01/2013 2:38 pm
