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Marcian, Eastern Roman EmpireAE nummus Obv: DN MARCIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Marcian within wreath, cross above Mint: Constantinople Ref: RIC X 545 
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Marcian, Eastern Roman EmpireAE nummus Obv: DN MARCIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Marcian within wreath, cross above Mint: Thessaloniki (CHES in ex; struck 450-457 AD) Ref: RIC X 535 
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I have attributed this coin as Theodosius II but I am pretty sure its a barbarous issue due to the blundered legend and mintmark and the bust looks terrible. Theodosius ae4, Obverse - DNTHEODOSIVSPFAVG ( PF missing ) diademed, mantled bust right Reverse - Cross within wreath CON in ex, RIC X 445 Weight - 0.81g, Size - 12mm     Added a couple of extra pictures of the obverse because the legend is hard to make out. |
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I still don't have a Marcian coin (sadly), and I don't think Leo fits the topic. I do have at least some Valentinian examples (haven't figured out the numbers yet), and some pretty nice ones from Arcadius, but I don't think I've made any photos of either. So here's my Honorius (sorry for the bad photo)...   And this little eight-coin setup (I don't recall if I've done individual photos of them yet) includes the coin above (upper right) as well as several other coins from that era, and a few from slightly later...   (Bonus question: the two nickels on the photos are different; what years are they from?) |
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Wow! All of you guys have posted great coins! Thank you so much.
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Here is a Valentinian II AE-4 I think I will pick up in a week or so. $25 is a good price right?  |
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Seems like a good price to me. I'd pay it, if I wanted the coin.
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i saw that one recently AM and thought about it, I was looking for a coin of the type or I probably would have snagged it. you don't see coin of the type that look much better.
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That's a really, really nice AE4 for the late 4th century. They hardly ever come up that good; many are missing parts of the design!
It also nicely points out the weird idea of the time that a legend split in half is somehow better than an unbroken one (even if the emperor's head isn't actually in a position that would suggest a legend break).
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Well it turns out that the patina is probably fake. A friend on another forum said that it is a good chance that the patina is glued on.Not sure what to do. I may just ask the dealer for a discount or free shipping  Edited by Augustus Maximus
03/22/2015 2:34 pm
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I have decided to get that coin! Hopefully that glue and sand will come off easy.
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It is certainly an excellent example. The 'fake' patina isn't great, but I think its quite pleasing aesthetically, Id probably leave it. You never know what they may be hiding under there.
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Yeah, I've heard about people using glue and sand to make fake sand patinas. Really disturbing for sure.
Lots of nice coins posted. Keep em coming!!
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@ Ben, do you think the glue can cause damage to the coins surface?
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03/22/2015 8:45 pm
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