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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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After reading posts on coins of Roman Britain I wanted to find a coin with an early depiction of Britannia. I would have loved to have gotten the sestertius, but they are out of my price range. One sold on CNG for 30000 dollars. I shall just have to be satisfied with this humble As. Britannia was referred to on a number of Roman coins (sometimes as Brit in the legend) but having the full name spelled out is not common. The British also used a version of Britannia for many years on their coins. I am not sure if the auction house was correct in referring to this as the first appearance of Britannia on a coin, but I know it is at least a very early depiction. I am quite excited that I have won this coin and can hardly wait to receive the coin.     Hadrian AS (24mm, 7.52g) Obv: Laureate bust r. Rev: Britannia std. facing r., hd. propped on hand, holding sceptre with large shield at side. RIC 577b; gF, turquoise patina; Rare - first representation of Britannia on Roman coinage.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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High collector demand, with a desirable rich green patina. I love it. !  Green is my favorite color.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well done. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Thanks to all for the kind comments.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Wow - that's a great acquisition!
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi Orfew I'm not an expert on fakes but apart from the green patina, this looks worryingly similar to mine, naively purchased on ebay for £90 from a 'trusted' seller about 10 years ago. I queried it when I received it as it didn't feel right, but the seller insisted it was genuine. Has anyone else seen similar    |
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United States
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Bluetooth  to the community. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well...shoot. Same flan shape, cropping of legends, and ding at 1:00 in the reverse field...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks everyone. I cancelled the sale. I received messages from people I trusted so I did not complete the purchase. It looks like it was a good thing I did not buy it. Too bad, it is a type I wanted.
Thanks Bob for the comparison photos.
Andrew
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United States
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to the Community, Bluetooth! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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These do turn up on ebay on occasion if you keep an eye out (but I have also seen a fake just like this one there). This is mine, got it from ebay uncleaned, but it isn't much to look at:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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For those who may not be aware that due diligence should be done, here is a good example.
Even respected auction houses can be lax, when due diligence is not done, especially in the commercial environment of auctioning hundreds of ancient coins in the 'medium' price range of $50-$2000.
To do all of the authenticity work for all ancient coins in this price range would be impractical. That is why the best auction houses employ professionals with decades of experience, but even they can sometimes get it wrong, when only cursory checks are done, when it comes down to the minimal average time that must be spent on each coin.
Moral to this story:
Caveat emptor, despite backup and return guarantees on authenticity.
This is why posting acquisitions here in the CCF can be so important, where proposed acquisitions can be cross checked.
I sometimes also suggest that XRF testing should be performed on an any coin that you don't entirely happy with.
Also worth taking or sending to a professional who subscribes to a good authentication data base.
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Posted 09/28/2018 05:48 am
