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United Kingdom
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Broken coins (quite a few manually halved, not damaged). Theres a cut denarius among other nice coins - this is a lot to process and clean - I dont usually have many good detailed coins going, so it will be nice to have the ones from here.   £2.74 for a cut denarius is a good price, let alone the others. |
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United States
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United States
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Hey Ben, always love your posts. For us Nubs, can you give us a little more information so when I check out a lot I can spot those easier. If you could explain what side and how far down, that'd be pro. Thanks man!
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Right, ill walk you through what I'm looking at. Firstly, this lot isn't for profit - it probably could render some, but this is for cleaning, so part of the decision was based on the encrustations and strength of patina - knowing about this is something that comes from cleaning.
Personally, I like halved coins. These are done purposefully and often are more common than the unhalved examples. Some of these appear to have been manually halved. Top row, the far left has been and possibly the follis, though I havent seen a halved example and its a bit wavy. In fact, I think a couple of the top row have been hit by ploughs in their time.
Second row, the far right looks too thick to be accidental, but I'm not sure what it is.
The last row has two which I think were purposeful.
Other coins of interest are, top row second from left, 3rd from left (this is a denarius) and far right (Probus), second row the holed one (a provincial issue I believe) and 2nd from right (looks a bit like a capricorn, issued by Gallienus, but could even be Carausius), 3rd row, 2nd 4th and 5th coins (could clean up nicely, looks like it was holed but snapped, halved) and the last coin at the bottom doesn't look like anything special.
Should be a good exercise in IDing.
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Ben, you are a great resource to have and I appreciate you walking me through this so I can learn :) I am doing a little bit of cleaning and am finding out what works and what doesn't, but what you've done is shown me the potential and even how to take the time to read the fine details to see that I tend to overlook things. I am humbled and I thank you again :) Cheers
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You're very much welcome. Its an acquired skill and takes time but once you've got the basics down, its not far until you can start eyeballing the good lots.
Also, heres the ID for the cut denarius:
RIC 228, RSC 529, BMC 3
Septimius Severus Denarius. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / PM TRP XVII COS III P P, Neptune standing left, holding a trident, foot on globe.
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