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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2402449, member: 82616"]Nice coin Orfew! JA is correct, it's an antiquarian type that copies the famous 'Tribute Penny' reverse of Tiberius - only this time it's a male figure (Vespasian).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm glad to see a CT member win a coin in today's CNG auction, I was clio'd! But clio may not have won what he or she thought they did. Let me explain. This was the lot I was after: <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=311165" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=311165" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=311165</a> CNG describes it as a possible 'local imitation' - which may be true, however, their reason why it may be so is way off the mark. The two 'genii' in the coin's description are really nothing more than the back of the high throne Ceres is seated upon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an example of the type I have from the same series.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495345[/ATTACH]</p><p>Notice how high the throne's back is.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I thought the CNG coin was interesting was the reverse legend error, CONCRDIA. That and the really low weight may indicate it's not official, even though the style is correct for the issue. I wasn't willing to go above $300 for a possible contemporary forgery, clio was OK with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2402449, member: 82616"]Nice coin Orfew! JA is correct, it's an antiquarian type that copies the famous 'Tribute Penny' reverse of Tiberius - only this time it's a male figure (Vespasian). I'm glad to see a CT member win a coin in today's CNG auction, I was clio'd! But clio may not have won what he or she thought they did. Let me explain. This was the lot I was after: [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=311165[/url] CNG describes it as a possible 'local imitation' - which may be true, however, their reason why it may be so is way off the mark. The two 'genii' in the coin's description are really nothing more than the back of the high throne Ceres is seated upon. Here's an example of the type I have from the same series. [ATTACH=full]495345[/ATTACH] Notice how high the throne's back is. The reason I thought the CNG coin was interesting was the reverse legend error, CONCRDIA. That and the really low weight may indicate it's not official, even though the style is correct for the issue. I wasn't willing to go above $300 for a possible contemporary forgery, clio was OK with it.[/QUOTE]
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