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<p>[QUOTE="Arcane76, post: 4708803, member: 113565"][USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER] : Thank you for the translation! </p><p>Also thank you for letting me know it’s a nice coin. I started out collecting, as many in the United States do I suppose, US coins. Because of that I’m trying to transition out of the the “mint state” mindset and learn to appreciate that a 1700ish year old coin like this one can look good with some green and wear etc. I too am trying to do as much “legwork” as I can before I post. If I feel I’m in the ballpark then I’ll post. You are right: It is hard starting from zero! Thank you for the site reference on styles. Very helpful!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] : Thank you for the clarification! Interesting information on how and why the coins changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] : Thank you! It took a bit but I got better identifying world coins, so I’m eager to get better at ancients too!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] : It was! Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Arcane76, post: 4708803, member: 113565"][USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER] : Thank you for the translation! Also thank you for letting me know it’s a nice coin. I started out collecting, as many in the United States do I suppose, US coins. Because of that I’m trying to transition out of the the “mint state” mindset and learn to appreciate that a 1700ish year old coin like this one can look good with some green and wear etc. I too am trying to do as much “legwork” as I can before I post. If I feel I’m in the ballpark then I’ll post. You are right: It is hard starting from zero! Thank you for the site reference on styles. Very helpful! [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] : Thank you for the clarification! Interesting information on how and why the coins changed. [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] : Thank you! It took a bit but I got better identifying world coins, so I’m eager to get better at ancients too! [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] : It was! Thank you![/QUOTE]
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