Everything Is Better With French Truffles

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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/19/2020 1:31 pm But they so are horribly expensive aren't they ? So as I continued my tour of Gaul I remembered something recently discovered thanks to the recent thread regards the Second Tetrarchy My collection of Tetrarchy folles had a glaring gap Despite having accumulated around 150 of the 'beasties' in the last few years I had somehow failed to acquire a Constantius I as Augustus ! Zut alors ! I have around 35 Constantius as Caesar I even have one of Constantius Deified But somehow my atrophied brain had confounded this fact ! This was a terrible crisis Well old "swine" that I am I rooted around and found some nice folles to oogle Terribly expensive they were too Around $100 per ! But then there 'she' was Looking great and even having that ancient and venerable look Curiously the price was quite reasonable too Around the cost of two large pizza's ! (with Coke and a side order of wings) Quick bath, massage and VOILÀ ! Billon Follis Lugdunum AD 306 Emperor Constantius I Obv. IMP CONSTANTIUS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantius I right Rv. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius standing left holding patera over alter and cornucopia PLG in exergue 10.25 grams 28-9mm I can smell the truffles Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 03/19/2020 1:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/19/2020 4:22 pm Sharp detail, lovely coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/19/2020 4:23 pm A beauty. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/19/2020 7:13 pm All of the design is on the flan, both sides. This coin saw very little circulation, original detail is sharp. There isn't many examples of folles of Constantius 1 as augustus, listed in my copy of Sear. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 06:45 am Yep that's a lovely coin...Great patina ....Good find! My wife especially likes the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 09:53 am Having only used the "Ren Wax" therapy for a short time it is interesting to see how differently coins can respond to getting the treatment In this case the surfaces were showing glimmers of the silvering So the "bath" and "massage" were limited too attempting to reveal most of it But not all of it as that can be treacherous and strip it straight down to the bones ! The light wax treatment restored a beautiful pale olive color and I think a good balance between the two extremes Next stop ........ Hispania ! Report this Post to the Staff
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