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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2208667, member: 19463"]The big point here is JA's 'mushy' coin is not at all the same as the OP or Steve's antoniniani but is a post reform radiate which did not have the 4.77% silver content or silver wash when issued. It has no XXI and usually patinates differently. Pish's OP coin is as nicely surfaced as I recall seeing on these.</p><p><br /></p><p>My contribution to the Maximianus antoninianus show is a coin issued by Carausius in Britain (London mintmark MLXXI) as part of his failed attempt to win favor with Maximianus and Diocletian. It's condition is not great but they are not easy to find.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]431258[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My post reform is from Cyzicus and has sand over green patina. It is like JA's except it is workshop delta (4) while is is E (5). If you find one of these with silver, it was added by a seller hoping to make them more salable. The alloy on these wears a bit differently and patinates better (at least the ones I have seen seem to). Post reform coins of the larget size were silvered washed and silver bearing so it will be harder to find a large follis like Mikey and TIF showed with surfaces like the radiates of JA or the one below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]431259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2208667, member: 19463"]The big point here is JA's 'mushy' coin is not at all the same as the OP or Steve's antoniniani but is a post reform radiate which did not have the 4.77% silver content or silver wash when issued. It has no XXI and usually patinates differently. Pish's OP coin is as nicely surfaced as I recall seeing on these. My contribution to the Maximianus antoninianus show is a coin issued by Carausius in Britain (London mintmark MLXXI) as part of his failed attempt to win favor with Maximianus and Diocletian. It's condition is not great but they are not easy to find. [ATTACH=full]431258[/ATTACH] My post reform is from Cyzicus and has sand over green patina. It is like JA's except it is workshop delta (4) while is is E (5). If you find one of these with silver, it was added by a seller hoping to make them more salable. The alloy on these wears a bit differently and patinates better (at least the ones I have seen seem to). Post reform coins of the larget size were silvered washed and silver bearing so it will be harder to find a large follis like Mikey and TIF showed with surfaces like the radiates of JA or the one below. [ATTACH=full]431259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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