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ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 07:54 am Fresh from the mail truck. Roman Republic, C. Postumius denarius 74 BC, Rome 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue Ref: Crawford 394/1a Let's see your ancient hounds Report this Post to the Staff

MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1563 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 08:26 am Wow! You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 08:34 am Wow, you say? Wait 'til you see my next coin post Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 09:35 am What a cracker :) Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 09:35 am Beautiful - looking forward to the next post Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 09:53 am Beautiful Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 10:37 am I do like this series of coin. I bought my sister one a couple years ago, it was the nicest example I had ever seen, on par with yours for sure. She doesn't collect coins but has a grey hound and she thoroughly enjoyed the coin. I kind of regret not keeping the coin for myself. Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 12:18 pm Really beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/20/2013 5:48 pm Museum quality. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/20/2013 6:34 pm Thanks for the coin compliment, sel, everyone. I was really really happy when I saw the coin in hand. The auction picture showed a coin of nice quality but it didn't do it justice. In the auction pics, the coin has a flatter or more worn look. Must've been the way they lit it, probably to reduce glare from the shiny metal. At first I wondered if someone had cleaned it between the taking of auction photos and sending it to me. (Surely they didn't do that?) In hand, the obverse relief is really incredible. I'm used to seeing very flat or worn Roman Republic coins so this was quite a surprise. I think I did a good job of capturing the in-hand look. This is my best coin photo effort so far. The straight streaks or striations on the obverse must be from the flan manufacturing process rather than cleaning since they form continuous lines with the field and the devices. Here's the auction house picture: Report this Post to the Staff
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