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<p>[QUOTE="vlaha, post: 2186060, member: 56398"]Well ladies and gentlemen, the Vla ha ha ha is back! (Now with new and improved coins! Stock up on autographs while they last!) It's been a while, but I finally managed to find an ancient that I liked. To make the deal even sweeter, it was only $5!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423981[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]423982[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Imitation of Roman Republic</p><p>L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, 88 B.C.</p><p>Obv. Head of Tatius facing right, SABIN behind, TA before</p><p>Rev. Two Roman soldiers, each holding a woman in his arms (the rape of the Sabines), L. TITVRI in extreituge</p><p>Sear 222</p><p><br /></p><p>(The above information comes from the "second revised edition" of Sear, a book that was gifted to me by our very own Eng. Many thanks my friend. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie76" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>It took me way to long to consider the possibility that it might have BD (until I was taking it out of the flip to photograph it), and by then I had brought it to Colorado Springs with all of my other ancients. Whoops. :/ It's now in isolation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The green stuff is powdery, so unless someone has (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) another explanation I'm going to assume it's BD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have a recommended way of treating it? It's my first fouree, so I'm loath to let it die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vlaha, post: 2186060, member: 56398"]Well ladies and gentlemen, the Vla ha ha ha is back! (Now with new and improved coins! Stock up on autographs while they last!) It's been a while, but I finally managed to find an ancient that I liked. To make the deal even sweeter, it was only $5! [ATTACH=full]423981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]423982[/ATTACH] Imitation of Roman Republic L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, 88 B.C. Obv. Head of Tatius facing right, SABIN behind, TA before Rev. Two Roman soldiers, each holding a woman in his arms (the rape of the Sabines), L. TITVRI in extreituge Sear 222 (The above information comes from the "second revised edition" of Sear, a book that was gifted to me by our very own Eng. Many thanks my friend. :playful:) It took me way to long to consider the possibility that it might have BD (until I was taking it out of the flip to photograph it), and by then I had brought it to Colorado Springs with all of my other ancients. Whoops. :/ It's now in isolation. The green stuff is powdery, so unless someone has (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) another explanation I'm going to assume it's BD. Does anyone have a recommended way of treating it? It's my first fouree, so I'm loath to let it die.[/QUOTE]
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