Another purchase

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by galba68, Aug 7, 2019.

  1. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    Marc Antony, Legionary denarius, 3.4 gr, bankers marks..
    Its hard to tell which LEG is

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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Looks like Leg III or IIII. If it's a Leg IIII, it's scarce. Can you clean it up any?
     
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  4. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    I'm surprised you're buying and not just digging them up!

    ;)

    Nice score. Maybe one day I'll try to put together a set like Bing did...or at least add one to my collection.
     
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  5. Terence Cheesman

    Terence Cheesman Well-Known Member

    Marc Antony Legionary Denarius honoring Legion II Cr 544/15 CRI 350 3.75 grms 17mm. I bought this guy from Tom Mckenna back in 1985 544-b.jpg
     
  6. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    Hi Bing..Its really hard to say which Leg is..Its really worn out and its very hard to clean black spots..I only bought it because of bankers marks..
     
  7. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    It would be best if you can somehow tell which legion. What makes these coins worth anything is the legion ID. Here are my legions III and IIII

    Marcus Antonius Leg III.jpg Marcus Antonius  Leg IIII.jpg

    Looking through my collection, There truly are any number of legions your coin may be since we cannot see what precedes the hash marks.
     
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  8. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Interesting coin @galba68 - here is my example.

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    As you can see, my example is very worn. Can't really see the legion number. (But perhaps @Bing can!)
     
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  9. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    In this coin's case, the coin was struck off center in such a way that the legion number is off the coin. Too bad.
     
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