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Pillar of the Community
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Also from the Goldberg lot.  Nerva dupondius, 96-98 ADRome mint 28.5mm Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, radiate head right Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S-C, Liberty standing left, holding pileus and sceptre Ref: RIC II 87; Cohen 116; Sear 3059  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great coin even with the desease.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My kind of 'junk' this Goldberg hoard you excavated. First century is always good to have and Nerva can be tough. I look for the real 'nose jobs'. This one is rather tame actually. Some of his sestertii have a 'schnase' on them that makes you wonder what the engravers were thinking. Seriously ..... nobody could have had one that big !
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Pillar of the Community
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The hexagonal shape of the 'wound' makes me wonder if it is a countermark, although I don't see any corresponding flattening on the reverse. What do you think?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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As IGE has said I also think it either was, or is bronze disease.
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Pillar of the Community
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I doubt the countermark theory. Perhaps corrosion caused by being pressed next to something made of iron for 1800 years.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Looks like a treated bronze disease patch... looks like it might be gearing up for a come back too. might be worth giving it a quick round of treatment to be sure.
Its a nice coin though - the 'figure standing left' reverse type is usually no more than a sillhouette on the ones I've cleaned. When will we get a picture of the whole lot?
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A picture of the whole lot? Hadn't planned on doing that but I guess I could. Right now I'm still trying to ID and attribute them all and put them in their own little baggies. Once I do that, maybe I'll take them all out for a group shot.
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Even with the patch it's still a nice coin of one of the good emperors.
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Posted 10/12/2013 09:43 am
