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Pillar of the Community
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During Easter or Resurrection Day, this Denarius of Tiberius is a nice historic find. Obv: Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Legend: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS Rev: Female figure seated right on a throne with decorated legs, holding a reversed spear and a branch. Diameter: 19mm Mass: 3,6 gram   Edited by Archeo1982
03/30/2018 9:25 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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An interesting fouree but a pretty ugly core exposure. Have you tried to reduce that corrosion.
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
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It was treated and stabilized a while ago. It was far worse before the treatment
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Moderator
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Interesting coin. Is that a shallow test cut on the rev at about 4 o'clock?
"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
Netherlands
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Hi Spence, It's probably a scratch left by a farming machine like a plow
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Moderator
United States
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Ok interesting. I know that test cuts are generally deeper and was wondering if maybe it was some ancient money-tester's first day on the job when he or she was checking this coin.
"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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Moderator
United States
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A fouree of the Tribute Penny.Nice
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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That's the other historic name of the coin I forgot to mention. Thanks!
Have there also been people who went to the Matthäus passion? Just went to the classical performance yesterday. Still beautiful music
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Pillar of the Community
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Doesn't this look like we have some sort of Bronze Disease here, or at the very least a Verdigris issue.
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CCF Advertiser
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You know if someone was collecting for Tiberius it would not be worth much but if you truly wanted a Tribute Penny Jesus might have handled you can make the case this coin has as much chance of being the actual one as back in the day I am sure it looked fine. Because think of who gave Jesus the coin? A disciple of the Pharisees. Young students of Torah under study from Rabbis like the Pharisees are notoriously poor people even to this day. So a Roman might have had a nice Denarius, but if there was a place for the fouree to be traded it would perhaps more likely be in a province by a non wealthy person like a Rabbi's disciple.
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Posted 03/30/2018 8:34 pm
