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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25576876, member: 134416&quot;]My birthday order from Europe came today.&nbsp; It was well-packed, but as some European dealers are wont to do, came with no ID tag/documentation for the 1963 provenance, nor for the other coins, instead being packed in little baggies.&nbsp; The coins are all quite nice and I would buy from said dealer again.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to email to ask about the 1963 mystery provenance. It&#039;s nice that he noted in the description that the throw-in coins were from a regular collector, which I&#039;m satisfied with.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It will be fun to see what my father picks out for my birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the ones I picked out for myself.&nbsp; I had purchased some moderately expensive coins of late, and my budget wasn&#039;t that high.&nbsp; I set out to find a monster toner ancient, and I think I did pretty well.&nbsp; It&#039;s authentic toning and looks pretty much like the photograph.&nbsp; The dealer description also is pretty close to the mark.&nbsp; There&#039;s a couple of unfortunate old scratches (I haven&#039;t looked at it closely enough to see if they stand out in person) on the obverse, but one can&#039;t have everything. The coin was under $200.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_09/P.ServiliusRufus-100BC-21mm3.86gCraw328-1rxVictoryinbigaVFtonediridescence.jpg.c4cc8baa01ef1cf2274602c24662bd76.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_09/P.ServiliusRufus-100BC-21mm3.86gCraw328-1rxVictoryinbigaVFtonediridescence.jpg.c4cc8baa01ef1cf2274602c24662bd76.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_09/P.ServiliusRufus-100BC-21mm3.86gCraw328-1rxVictoryinbigaVFtonediridescence.jpg.c4cc8baa01ef1cf2274602c24662bd76.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic. P. Servilius Rullus. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.86 gram) Rome 100 BC</p><p>Bust of Minerva l., wearing Corinthian helmet; RVLLI upwards behind</p><p>Victory in biga r., holding palm branch; P below; P SERVILI M F in ex.</p><p>Crawford 328/1; minor scratches, otherwise good very fine and nicely toned with a touch of iridescence</p><p>From an old collection, purchased May 1963. </p><p><br /></p><p>I lazily cross-posted most of the the above section.&nbsp; I must add that while the toning is what made me buy the coin, I love the composition.&nbsp; This particular dealer had a small group of similarly toned coins from the same collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a big patina/toning guy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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