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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3278292, member: 96898"]I'm truly impressed (and surprised) by your results!</p><p><br /></p><p>When you first posted your coins in uncleaned state, I didn't expect them to look appealing at all below that crust. Yet, both turned out to be actually better than my own specimens, both of which were bought cleaned:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866120[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Caligula, Roman Empire, As, 37–38 AD, Rome mint. Obv: C CAESAR GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare-headed head of Caligula left. Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left holding patera and sceptre. S–C. 28 mm, 10.18 g. Ref: RIC I, 38. Ex Spartan, ex D. Pichler.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]866118[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Agrippa (issue by Titus), Roman Empire, 80–81 AD, As, Rome Mint. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown. Rev: IMP T VESP AVG REST, Neptune standing left holding dolphin and trident, S C in fields. 26mm, 8.47 g. Ref: RIC II, 470 (for Titus). Ex Ken Dorney, auction 7, lot 54 (his picture).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3278292, member: 96898"]I'm truly impressed (and surprised) by your results! When you first posted your coins in uncleaned state, I didn't expect them to look appealing at all below that crust. Yet, both turned out to be actually better than my own specimens, both of which were bought cleaned: [ATTACH=full]866120[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Caligula, Roman Empire, As, 37–38 AD, Rome mint. Obv: C CAESAR GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare-headed head of Caligula left. Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left holding patera and sceptre. S–C. 28 mm, 10.18 g. Ref: RIC I, 38. Ex Spartan, ex D. Pichler. [ATTACH=full]866118[/ATTACH] Agrippa (issue by Titus), Roman Empire, 80–81 AD, As, Rome Mint. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown. Rev: IMP T VESP AVG REST, Neptune standing left holding dolphin and trident, S C in fields. 26mm, 8.47 g. Ref: RIC II, 470 (for Titus). Ex Ken Dorney, auction 7, lot 54 (his picture).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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