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 AR Denarius Moneyer Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus Helemeted bust of Mars facing right Victory driving galloping biga holding a wreath CN.LENTVL Rome mint 88 BC 19mm x 3.58 grams Crawford 345/1
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice depiction of the horses!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Love the RR, great details...sweet.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Woohoo! Nice way to fall off the coin wagon :)
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Republican Denarii are great.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's a great lookin' coin ski.
I'm still working on a republican!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great Minds ! And all that  When I sold off most of my remaining silver coins I could never bring myself to part with this one. Something about the unusual 'Fashionista' style of Mars being in profile and viewed from the rear. It reminded me of an advertisement for some trendy European men's toiletries. Bad case of "Helmet Head" ? Try Aphrodite's Styling Mousse for men ...... Mars wouldn't go to war without it !   A few good scratches in the field which normally would drive me bonkers ....... But I kept this one |
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Even with the scratches yours have better details than mine and I really like the toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well I think some nice toning can be achieved with a bit of patience and the BIG difference between the two coins is actually in the photographs ! Now you can be a dope like me and spend $1000 on a new digital SLR (What really hurts is that the ones for $500 today are actually twice as good !) Or you can learn how to use the macro settings and light adjustment settings on a decent used digital camera (about $50 on ebay). I think the coins are actually quite similar and with some toning yours would get a higher grade (scratches !). Photography is an art and coins can be tricky subjects. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Believe it or not (I posted this once before) When I was doing my casting experiments I put a blindingly white Antiochus VII tetradrachm in a 'vulcanizer' to make a rubber mold. The vulcanizer uses sheets of latex which get baked to form the rubber (with the coin inside). Latex of course contains trace amounts of sulfur. When I removed Antiochus I was amazed by the change in appearance. The dealer who later purchased it from me (who shall remain nameless) remarked "Fantastic old cabinet toning!"
I smiled ..... "But of course"
I bought it from one dealer .... sold to it to another .....
and had an extra $25 to pay for my gas and tolls
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great coin with interesting design. Well chosen Ski. Ha FR...great cabinet toning...hilarious...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I enjoy this coin a lot. Kind of looks like Mars is smirking in yours Ski.
Gotta find me a RR coin yet!
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Posted 09/13/2013 11:54 pm
