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Red Hope Valued Member United States 53 Posts	Posted 03/11/2014 9:17 pm Today was a pretty day so I took a drive to a local coin shop. My first experience being in one too. They mainly had modern coins, but I asked the owner about ancient coins. He pulled out a small tray of them. After going through them, I picked out the one pictured below for $35. He gave me a break and charged me $32 for it. So it was pretty cool and fun. I'm excited to have a Roman silver coin to go with the Greek bronze one. :) From Wildwinds, it looks like it is: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4568.html ? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/11/2014 9:59 pm Nice looking Denarius of Faustina senior. You got it for a good price also. Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 03/11/2014 10:24 pm Yeah that is a pretty nice one! I would have gladly paid what you did. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
WillyB Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 03/11/2014 11:22 pm Looks like RIC 344 to me. Your coin is a nice example. Antoninus Pius issued commemorative types in her honor on an unprecedented scale. The base of the column of Antoninus- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rogerulri...ius_col.html Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 04:53 am Very artistic reverse. Congrats on a sweet purchase! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 05:07 am Interestingly, I'm not too happy about the authenticity of the first illustrated Wildwinds example. It appears to have a double edge, which suggests that it was cast. In all other respects, it looks OK. Weight not indicated. Other opinions? Edited by sel_69l 03/12/2014 05:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 06:02 am Sel, I think the first wildwinds example is fine. Sometimes the process of editing out the background (to replace with uniform black) introduces artifact. I've had that happen on some of my pictures. For instance, on the coin in question (1st wildwinds example) at ~7:00-8:00 on the reverse, it looks like they didn't quite remove all of the original background, giving a seamed appearance there. Edited by ThisIsFun 03/12/2014 06:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 07:05 am I agree with TIF. I never liked the edited pics. If a black backround is desired I pull out the black denim and adjust the 'shadows' (ie darken) on the finished product. Good enough for me ! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 09:26 am FR & TIF: Ta for the info. Well worth remembering. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4980 Posts	Posted 03/12/2014 2:04 pm very nice coin shop score...the reverse is super cool. Report this Post to the Staff
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