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United Kingdom
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At long last I managed to snag one. Barely any patina left but nice clear details and for the price, I am happy.   Constantius I Chlorus Follis 26mm 9.76g Obv Leg CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES laureate head right Rev Leg FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN Africa standing to left in elephant headdress, holding standard and tusk, lion with captured bull at feet Gamma in left field Mint Carthage PKT Date 297 AD This cost me less than £23 plus shipping. I could have got almost the same coin (different dies) from vcoins for £129, or the same seller also has it on ebay where I could BIN £175. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ro...Default.aspxhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181719786...RK:MEBIDX:ITSo either I did exceptionally well, or the other seller is somewhat optimistic. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Combination of both !
Carthage is always good ! With either London or Carthage you generally pay a premium.
Throw in the 'Africa' reverse and you pay even more !
Too bad we can't find a London mint mark with an Africa reverse !
If you do find one ...... I would call it a "Fantasy Follis"
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Silver argenteii are occasionally available for this Emperor. I have seen some in auction catalogs in recently.
There are four (billon?) examples on vcoins for as little as $75 each.
Edited by sel_69l
05/11/2015 10:22 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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I suspect they would be beyond my budget for now.
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Moderator
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
A shame about the patina but a lot of very nice detail on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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Love the Africa Reverse, and you have done VERY well on the price. Go, Girl.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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I always liked how the Roman and Greeks would personify and assimilate a "province"
Very nice coin Pish!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thanks AM. Shame about the patina, but for the price I am not complaining.
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United States
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the details are very good on that one pish. if you feel bad about the surfaces, here's my only constantius I coin...  yikes, now that's rough. the coin is slightly bent as well. Edited by chrsmat71
05/12/2015 3:30 pm
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Posted 05/11/2015 10:04 am
