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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2173732, member: 42773&quot;]This coin arrived today, and although its condition is by no means terrible, it&#039;s rated R4 in RIC (2-3 known examples). Now I realize RIC rarity values apply only to the samples taken by the authors, but sometimes they do coincide with current market availability.This is the first I&#039;ve come across in several years of hunting.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller of this coin probably thought of it as a common type, as there are thousands of similar coins on the market at any time. What makes this coin rare is that it is a Cyzicus emission of the 2-standards type for Constans. It was likely minted for only a couple months before the mints transitioned to the 1-standard types. The 2-3 known examples recorded in RIC are in the British Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC VII Cyzicus 103 S, page 657</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420055[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>How many of these GLORIA EXERCITVS types do we see on eBay any given day, and which are worth buying? This cherry-pick proves that knowledge is power when collecting crusty bits of old metal nobody else cares about. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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