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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2561804, member: 19463"]I went to Baltimore knowing I would get nothing worthwhile since so many of you were going Friday and would take all the good stuff. I ended up with ten coins and am still tired from the day so photo work is going slow. I'll spread them out over several posts unless two seem to belong together.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Hadrian sestertius has many problems including several scratches and having been Ren-Waxed (I am not a fan but do not always clean it off when I get one). The coin would impress none of the MS crowd but has enough eye appeal and is fun to hold size at 23.85g. The reverse shows the personification of Egypt watched over by an Ibis at the left. I am surprized this one did not end up in a JA auction but I am glad to have won it without all of you competing. It has an added advantage of showing the color of an orichalcum sestertius unburdened by patina (unless you call that a fault). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]552314[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2561804, member: 19463"]I went to Baltimore knowing I would get nothing worthwhile since so many of you were going Friday and would take all the good stuff. I ended up with ten coins and am still tired from the day so photo work is going slow. I'll spread them out over several posts unless two seem to belong together. This Hadrian sestertius has many problems including several scratches and having been Ren-Waxed (I am not a fan but do not always clean it off when I get one). The coin would impress none of the MS crowd but has enough eye appeal and is fun to hold size at 23.85g. The reverse shows the personification of Egypt watched over by an Ibis at the left. I am surprized this one did not end up in a JA auction but I am glad to have won it without all of you competing. It has an added advantage of showing the color of an orichalcum sestertius unburdened by patina (unless you call that a fault). [ATTACH=full]552314[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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