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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 8411436, member: 15588"]A few years back, I purchased my second ancient coin, a common denomination of Constantius II. At that time, I posted the following photos on this forum:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1492116[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I pulled the coin out again and realized that the tone on that original picture doesn't match the coin <i>whatsoever</i>. What looks almost blackish should actually look more like a light chocolate brown. Why didn't I retake those photos at the time? Mysteries of life. So I dug out the coin and the camera and took the following photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1492114[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1492115[/ATTACH] </p><p><i>Cyzicus RIC VII 69 Constantius II AE3. 330-334 AD. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, helmeted, standing with spears & shields, facing two standards between them, dot on banners. Mintmark SMKΓ dot.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Though I paid next to nothing for the coin and it's not in the most impressive shape, especially on the obverse, I still like it and I'm glad to have a more representative photo of it to reference. I'm pretty sure that I bought it for the reverse mixed with the reasonable price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 8411436, member: 15588"]A few years back, I purchased my second ancient coin, a common denomination of Constantius II. At that time, I posted the following photos on this forum: [ATTACH=full]1492116[/ATTACH] I pulled the coin out again and realized that the tone on that original picture doesn't match the coin [I]whatsoever[/I]. What looks almost blackish should actually look more like a light chocolate brown. Why didn't I retake those photos at the time? Mysteries of life. So I dug out the coin and the camera and took the following photos: [ATTACH=full]1492114[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1492115[/ATTACH] [I]Cyzicus RIC VII 69 Constantius II AE3. 330-334 AD. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, helmeted, standing with spears & shields, facing two standards between them, dot on banners. Mintmark SMKΓ dot.[/I] Though I paid next to nothing for the coin and it's not in the most impressive shape, especially on the obverse, I still like it and I'm glad to have a more representative photo of it to reference. I'm pretty sure that I bought it for the reverse mixed with the reasonable price.[/QUOTE]
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