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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2391830, member: 72818&quot;]This &#039;denarius&#039; intrigues and puzzles me for several reasons; although variations are of uncertain mints, this one appears to have been struck at Pergamum circa 28-27 BC and although as &#039;highly scarce&#039; as any other of the type, it also appears to be a &#039;fourree&#039;!! To quote Agora:</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Although the core is not visible on this example, it&#039;s significantly underweight, it must be a fouree. It has clearly circulated as authentic due to its wear&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Another area of uncertainty for me is the value of this denarius. It seems that in comparable grade &#039;genuine&#039; issues and fouree types currently demand similar market values and this example was estimated at $100. So, I must have over-paid since I went significantly above that amount during the last seconds of auction to secure it, having already had a few snatched from my grasp as the last second(s) ticked off.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a cool coin (about VF) with the obverse reference of Octavian being the son of a god and the wonderful crocodile Egypt reverse.....not to mention it&#039;s a very nice fourree.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Fourree denarius of Octavian, Pergamum mint circa 28-27 BC</p><p>CAESAR DIVI F COS VI</p><p>Bare head right,small capricorn below</p><p>AEGYPTO CAPTA, Crocodile right</p><p>RIC 545,RSC 4; 19.6 mm, 3.05 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post and/or comment whatever you feel is appropriate.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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