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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Scored this gem for ~$17 (photos are close but it still looks better in hand). When I look at it the level of detail reminds me of really nice solidii. Emperor Valens was the guy that went into typical-Roman-glory-hog mode at the worst possible time, by not waiting for his brother Gratian and his forces to back him up to face the Goths in Thrace so he could achieve the victory and the accompanying glory for himself. As a result, Valens got himself and most of the Eastern Roman army killed at Adrianople in 378.  (thenagain.info) Battle of Adrianople  (youthvoices.net)
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Moderator
 United States
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Beautiful detail on this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1006 Posts |
Nice coin like the info on the side
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Valued Member
United States
57 Posts |
Nice strike and centering, and well preserved. I love the details on the high points. It's a bargain at $17!! Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4778 Posts |
Thanks for the comments guys. Glad to see even a few people interested in my coin+thread.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
People seem to be in a nice LRB mood so Id thought give my Valens a little bump  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
You going to go to the ft.lauderdale coin show in August? Beautiful coin! I might just start getting into ancients now  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
what a beautiful valens vk! those surfaces are SWEET! here's one of the first coin I posted here, and my best valens coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Thanks guys and nice coin chrsmat. IIRC that was a cleaning job you did, right? Quote:
You going to go to the ft.lauderdale coin show in August?
To be honest, I recently did an expensive-ish purchase (shameless bump, has a good history lesson as well if you're interested: https://goccf.com/t/235825 ) so there's a chance I won't be there this month unfortunately. Next time I go I'll definitely PM you to arrange a meet-up. And glad to hear that you are picking up an interest in ancients A warning though: they can be very addicting! Edited by VisigothKing
08/03/2015 9:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I loved the story on it! Seems like they didn't last too long, hence why it's a rare coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
yes a rare cleaning win...   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
701 Posts |
Very nice VK  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
I agree, very nice. Great strike to begin with, and great state of preservation. You really got a superb deal, VK.
And, Chris, WOW...fantastic cleaning job! What a payoff for your efforts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
Excellent example. A steal for $17.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yea you can cut your eye balls on those details. Well played VK!
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