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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got the good news last week... I start my new job on Monday! To celebrate, I treated myself to filling a long-empty and nagging hole in my Roman collection: Nerva 96-98 AD AR Denarius IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III PP FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia Minted Jan-Sept, 97 RIC 16   I know it isn't a "gem" coin, but Nerva is special in that 1. His coins are by far the least readily available of the Five Good Emperors 2. His denarii in particular are plagued by poor strikes, poor portraiture, or both. Problem free denarii tend to run in the several hundreds or low thousands. I had been eyeing and occasionally biting at his denarii for a good 8 months before I was able to win this for about 1/3 of the price of the example in my Vcoins watch list; 1/6 the price of the XF problem free example I was also watching. With some big game in my sights for the next couple years, I felt this was a respectable hole filler for just over $50. What particularly drew me to this coin was the fine portraiture and clear, legible legends. |
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
I like it and at a very good price. Congrats. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Congratulations on the new job and the new coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1269 Posts |
Congrats on the new job!
I really like your Nerva. I am still looking for one myself.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Great to read about the new job, Steve. Congrats for that, and the new pickup. Nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
Congrats Steve on your new job and the nice coin.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Love that coin. Honest circulation. No real problems. Nice pick.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
949 Posts |
Sounds like you scored big, Steve. A new job and a nice looking coin on your terms. Does it get any better?
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Moderator
United States
34426 Posts |
Nice pick-up and I'm glad to hear about the new gig!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
congrats for the job and the coin . albert
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
2752 Posts |
Great buy Finn.  I also need him for my 5 good emperors set... I'm a bit frustrated as I'm on a tight budget 300$ for the set! I'm already on 95$ with 2 coins.Trajan and Antoninus Pius! Good news on the job. Maybe another hush hush post in the making?  Saludos Paul |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6130 Posts |
Thanks all! It does feel good to be back in the game... with Nerva's hole filled, I am just about out of "easy" emperors. Aside from duplicates (e.g. Aurelius as Caesar and as Augustus) and upgrades, I am down to Elagabalus, Severus II and a few more wives, then it's on to the really tough, $200+ emperors. And @Paul, I could tell you, but then i'd have to kill you  |
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Posted 06/23/2017 8:41 pm
