I agree with everyone else who has posted already---it looks perfectly fine, just a bit light and probably quite fragile.....treat it with care...
I saw this on acsearch as described...and it seems a match to yours...and sold for $50 odd dollars---similar grade and condition and raised arm...
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=&company=9&auction=2309
Same here...I'm looking forward to what you may have...
Welcome, Jason.... TIF's a sweetheart isn't she??? Or as Steve would say....." a princess..."
Hmmm, I feel like the only one missing even one example of these types...the closest I have is one of Pompey (Jani-form) with a barely discernible...
Well, I'm still Otho-less, bewigged or not LOL... But, I will be getting one sometime this year, depending on the good graces of Fortuna or sheer...
I was just comparing your coin with a series of the same theme (Hercules) and others of Commodus on acsearch and something just looks off about...
Hmmm, 'Orfew', you have my OTHO !!! Welcome!!!!!......I hope you enjoy being here as much as I have...I started back around the beginning of the...
SUPER cool Steve!!!
Exactly as I felt Doug... Thanks, Bing...I only collect Byzantine as something comes up that appears at low retail--especially GOLD types....And...
Thanks, AJ, now things seem to make some sense again---at least for about $200 tops.... LOL
Sure, this Ancient thread is always open to anyone seeking help in any way...sometimes it takes a while for all the others to catch a new thread,...
WOW!!!! I would have never guessed it would be so expensive... Another coin that won't be in my collection during my lifetime... LOL
'Jag' nailed it...the inscriptions/legends clearly state the Emperors names and they are GOLD!! Try comparing them on Wildwinds.com and acsearch...
I just added two more 'additions' to my collection---losing out on one of three on auction bid. The first is a Byzantine 'gold' type I was...
I couldn't agree more---excellent write-up to go along with the coins.....it puts everything into context so wonderfully.
I love that coin JA...my only type is a much more modest and uninteresting variety....but it fills a 'hole' in the Emperor category----I'd much...
As Bing mentions, I am also looking for one as nice as yours or Doug's but haven't found one I truly love at a price I could live with---but...
Here are a few of my Probus examples, including one of the EQVITI series: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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