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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7376868, member: 19463"]Two that are a bit different from the fine coins shown above:</p><p> They made rather few sestertii honoring his consecration. There is dispute as to which of his successors produced them. Mine is the worse of the two I have seen. I kick myself for not buying the other one as well. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1284842[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this is an ancient barbarous coin copying an antoninianus but anything is possible.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1284843[/ATTACH] </p><p>The reverse is retrograde PM TRP XVIII (COSI)III PP. I bought the coin from CJ Martin in 1988 with the note it was found in Lincolnshire. I have not seen another. I need to take a better photo. The coin looks about 1% better than this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7376868, member: 19463"]Two that are a bit different from the fine coins shown above: They made rather few sestertii honoring his consecration. There is dispute as to which of his successors produced them. Mine is the worse of the two I have seen. I kick myself for not buying the other one as well. [ATTACH=full]1284842[/ATTACH] I believe this is an ancient barbarous coin copying an antoninianus but anything is possible. [ATTACH=full]1284843[/ATTACH] The reverse is retrograde PM TRP XVIII (COSI)III PP. I bought the coin from CJ Martin in 1988 with the note it was found in Lincolnshire. I have not seen another. I need to take a better photo. The coin looks about 1% better than this.[/QUOTE]
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