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Netherlands
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Hello guys, I wasnt very active last weeks, but I got the spirit again after my latest purchase  Thanks to an other CC-members tip, I bought an as of Claudius. Not the cheapest purchase but it was worth it due the sharp obverse and reverse + legend When it arrived yesterday, it looked exactly like the sellers picture, a little dry with light green patina.  So I put in in the olive oil for 5 min and now it has a very attractive, (imo) dark, green patina. An improvement I think!   Claudius, struck 41-50 AD TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI S C. Constantia, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding long spear in left hand. 28mm, 10,46 gr RIC 95, Cohen 14, BMC 140 Edited by Dutchgulden
05/01/2015 2:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nicely done! Improved indeed.
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Moderator
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1269 Posts |
Nice job, what a great looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
What a difference, a great coin Dutch. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4973 Posts |
excellent DG..man, you guys have been doing some fantastic coin clean ups!
very nice looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3444 Posts |
Very Nice Claudius ! Certainly a VF. Anytime one can get a VF first century bronze for a reasonable price it's a good day.
The coin is provincial (hispania) but the style is pure Roman. Legends full and readable with great eye appeal.
Good buy !
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Thanks Jeremy, I dont regret!
Whats next on my list..Pompeius, Brutus, Galba, Otho Vitellius are still missing in my collection. Expensive but one day I need to have one of those early Romans!
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05/03/2015 5:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3444 Posts |
'Vito' and Galba shouldn't be too hard.
The other three ?
Good luck !
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Pillar of the Community
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A nice 'pick-up', D.G. for all of the reasons stated, and the 'striking' is almost central, too.
Congratulations on finding a very nice coin.
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Spain
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I think that you have really improved your coin...
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