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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1866249, member: 19463"]Patient tightwad here. Play only if you wish. </p><p>Today the mailman brought my latest eBay purchase. It was misidentified in the listing so I'll tell you what they said about the coin and you (that means mostly V) might see what the error was.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller advertised the coin as having been sold by a 'name' dealer but I don't know when. It came in a flip with a Malter Galleries tag. Joel Malter was a major name in the hobby when I was new and died several years ago. I have no idea when he sold the coin but his tag also has the error on it and is not the old style I knew from when Joel Malter himself was running the business. </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. <i>Aelius. </i>Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Drachm (29 mm, 18 grams). Struck AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Homonoia enthroned left, holding phiale and leaning on cornucopia set on ground. Köln 1274 var. (holding cornucopia); Dattari (Savio) 2076; K&G 34.4. Attractive brown surfaces! AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]314501[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse shows Homonoia (Concord) with the legend dating the coin in Greek ΔHM ЄΞ OV C VΠAT · B (or TRP COS II). Beneath is OMONOIA (Greeks did not have an H so it is not missing here). Certainly the legends are weak and worn but there is no question what is there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I almost did not bid on the coin but decided that I was unlikely to afford a better Alexandrian Aelius and this one should be cheap since it is worn and most people (unlike me) like a rough VF rather than a smooth surfaced VG-F. This coin may have been a pocket piece carried by the guy who bought it from Malter back when. I don't know.</p><p><br /></p><p>The description was obviously listed from some other sale since it quotes a weight of 18g. while the coin is closer to 13g. The diameter was closer but I'd say 28mm rather than 29. For comparison I searched online and found a few similar coins including ones I'll mention here:</p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638</a></p><p>and most significant but you have to scroll down to find the coin 1/4 way down the page:</p><p><a href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When researching coins always check to see if Beast has a page. He is a nice guy with good website content (I could suggest a few design changes - his pages are old fashioned like mine).</p><p><br /></p><p>Well V and others who like to play, <b><span style="color: #ff0080">what is the error?</span></b> If you are really sharp you would find an equal but opposite error in one of the above linked coins. This is something I did <b><u>not</u></b> see in the seller's excellent photo but also is a reason buying coins from photos can be deceptive. Was I shortchanged by the error? </p><p><br /></p><p>Should I be happy with this worn out old coin or should I return it as misdescribed? I bought it because I liked the look in the photo despite the wear and that much of the description is correct. "<b>Attractive brown surfaces! AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE!" </b>Is 'scarcer' important? I make plenty of mistakes and am in no place to be hard on others who do. Should I mention this one in feedback or just let it go? </p><p><br /></p><p>As always, here is the place to show your coins of Aelius Caesar. </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1866249, member: 19463"]Patient tightwad here. Play only if you wish. Today the mailman brought my latest eBay purchase. It was misidentified in the listing so I'll tell you what they said about the coin and you (that means mostly V) might see what the error was. The seller advertised the coin as having been sold by a 'name' dealer but I don't know when. It came in a flip with a Malter Galleries tag. Joel Malter was a major name in the hobby when I was new and died several years ago. I have no idea when he sold the coin but his tag also has the error on it and is not the old style I knew from when Joel Malter himself was running the business. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter[/url] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. [I]Aelius. [/I]Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Drachm (29 mm, 18 grams). Struck AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Homonoia enthroned left, holding phiale and leaning on cornucopia set on ground. Köln 1274 var. (holding cornucopia); Dattari (Savio) 2076; K&G 34.4. Attractive brown surfaces! AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE![/B] [B][/B] [ATTACH=full]314501[/ATTACH] The reverse shows Homonoia (Concord) with the legend dating the coin in Greek ΔHM ЄΞ OV C VΠAT · B (or TRP COS II). Beneath is OMONOIA (Greeks did not have an H so it is not missing here). Certainly the legends are weak and worn but there is no question what is there. I almost did not bid on the coin but decided that I was unlikely to afford a better Alexandrian Aelius and this one should be cheap since it is worn and most people (unlike me) like a rough VF rather than a smooth surfaced VG-F. This coin may have been a pocket piece carried by the guy who bought it from Malter back when. I don't know. The description was obviously listed from some other sale since it quotes a weight of 18g. while the coin is closer to 13g. The diameter was closer but I'd say 28mm rather than 29. For comparison I searched online and found a few similar coins including ones I'll mention here: [url]http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921[/url] [url]http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535[/url] [url]http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419[/url] [url]http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638[/url] and most significant but you have to scroll down to find the coin 1/4 way down the page: [url]http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm[/url] When researching coins always check to see if Beast has a page. He is a nice guy with good website content (I could suggest a few design changes - his pages are old fashioned like mine). Well V and others who like to play, [B][COLOR=#ff0080]what is the error?[/COLOR][/B] If you are really sharp you would find an equal but opposite error in one of the above linked coins. This is something I did [B][U]not[/U][/B] see in the seller's excellent photo but also is a reason buying coins from photos can be deceptive. Was I shortchanged by the error? Should I be happy with this worn out old coin or should I return it as misdescribed? I bought it because I liked the look in the photo despite the wear and that much of the description is correct. "[B]Attractive brown surfaces! AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE!" [/B]Is 'scarcer' important? I make plenty of mistakes and am in no place to be hard on others who do. Should I mention this one in feedback or just let it go? [B][/B] As always, here is the place to show your coins of Aelius Caesar. [B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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