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...but interesting. got this yesterday.   caracalla orichalum sestertius 198-217 ad o: mavrel antoninvs pivs avg germ r: pm tr p xviii imp iii cos iiii pps c, aesculapius with staff and serpent ("dollar sign" on left) and globe right. rome mint ric 538 30mm 19.1g Edited by chrsmat71
10/14/2013 6:54 pm
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Not a bad coin nice facial features.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I just love 'rat' coins like these.
I like to buy them completely unidentified, so that I can get them as cheaply as possible, then fully identify them.
They then have the potential to be worth twice what you paid for them, when fully identified.
Sometimes with 'rat' Byzantines or Roman colonials, patience is needed, because weeks or months can go before you finally come to that 'eureka' moment with full id. That's when collecting ancients really IS fun!
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I just love 'rat' coins like these.~sel69I Actually not a bad example. Quote:
I like to buy them completely unidentified, so that I can get them as cheaply as possible, then fully identify them.
They then have the potential to be worth twice what you paid for them, when fully identified.  Quote:
Sometimes with 'rat' Byzantines or Roman colonials, patience is needed, because weeks or months can go before you finally come to that 'eureka' moment with full id. The coin in question is not a "Roman colonial" but as already stated, a Sestertius of Rome. Luckily "chrsmat71" had attributed the coin rather than be made to wait weeks or months.  But then, that is the benefit of the Internet and Forums such as this. |
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thanks all. i had it IDed in about 30 minutes, thank goodness for the internet indeed! I do like to get them unattributed and do the work myself..that is part of the fun. who was it that said wagners music was better than it sounds? this coin is probably better than it looks. here's a beauty from wildwinds...  but someone paid a grand for that one. here's the cheapest one I can find at my usually shopping spots... http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/tim...Default.aspxit's better than mine, but way more than I would pay for it. I paid 20 bucks for mine, I was happy with that. |
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For me at least, Roman Imperials are much easier to ID than most other ancients.
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Chris what a great pond skipper,i love these large coins, awesome pickup..   ... |
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I know its been a while since this thread is active, but 10 years in the life of this coin which is over 2000 years is nothing. To fully identify the coin, we need to know is there a little figure who looks like Kenny in South Park at Aesculapius' feet. If so, it is Telesphorus, son of Aesculapius and a minor god of healing. There is a crazy modern relationship with Harvard and this coin. If you google Harvard Aesculapian Club Medallion, you will find some photos of the medal given to Harvard Aesculapian Club inductees. One side of the medal is based directly on this coin's reverse; right down to the SC on either side of the figure. But the artist of the Harvard medallion, in a brilliant move, created a snake coiling around the edge of the coin instead of dots. You have a cool coin, and that is exactly what I collect.
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