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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 2777152, member: 56976&quot;]Got an email announcing a new dealer at the V mall.&nbsp; Checked out the inventory, including these three below.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect Romans and, so, would curious to hear opinions from those of you who specialize in them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flatness of the fields (as if pressed), the bright silver (with apparent high silver content for provincial tets), the similarity of lettering (<u>and</u> placement of the epsilon-AVT-dot-KAI on the Caracalla from Antioch and the Septimius from Laodicea ad Mare), and the overall lack of wear, all gave me some pause - and had me eyeing the Code of Ethics seal on the pages.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kosher but overcleaned?&nbsp; Or just wrong?&nbsp; Two are listed as sold already.&nbsp; The new dealer&#039;s pics and descriptions, below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]641621[/ATTACH]</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>AR – Tetradrachm</p><p>Mint: Laodicia ad Mare</p><p>Ref: Prieur 1163</p><p>Weight: 11.59 gm.</p><p>Condition: Obv: XF / Rev: XF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]641622[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lot RO52</p><p><b>Caracalla</b></p><p>AR - Tetradrachm</p><p>Date: AD 208-212</p><p>Mint: Antioch</p><p>Weight 12.95</p><p>Ref: Mcalee 670</p><p>Condition: Obv:XF - Rev: XF</p><p>Rare Portrait of Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]641623[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Macrinus</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p><b>Mint:</b> Carrhae</p><p><b>Ref</b>: Prieur 824</p><p><b>Weight</b>: 13.98 gm.</p><p><b>condition:</b></p><p>Rev: XF</p><p>Obv: XF[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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