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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 5157322, member: 75143"]I've been wanting a coin with a temple for the LONGEST time. I finally got one for less than $20, which is pretty solid IMO for a large, 27mm provincial with clear details.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse features a generic tetrastyle temple. I wish I knew which one it was, but even if we did, there's about a 0% chance it still survives. Extant tetrastyle temples are rather few and far between, which is sort of a bummer.</p><p><br /></p><p>IN any case, this coin hails from <i>somewhere</i> in Moesia Inferior. I couldn't find a match in Wildwinds, but I probably wasn't looking hard enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>The patina is rather nice. It is a yellowish brass-color, with a mottled layer of dark green. I could remove the green, but I think it adds to this coin.</p><p>There is also some significant gray/black mineral encrustation which I WILL be removing, but only mechanically (no chemicals this time!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I would still like a coin where I can clearly see the cult statue within, but I suspect that's going to be out of my price range for a while.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209339[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 5157322, member: 75143"]I've been wanting a coin with a temple for the LONGEST time. I finally got one for less than $20, which is pretty solid IMO for a large, 27mm provincial with clear details. The reverse features a generic tetrastyle temple. I wish I knew which one it was, but even if we did, there's about a 0% chance it still survives. Extant tetrastyle temples are rather few and far between, which is sort of a bummer. IN any case, this coin hails from [I]somewhere[/I] in Moesia Inferior. I couldn't find a match in Wildwinds, but I probably wasn't looking hard enough. The patina is rather nice. It is a yellowish brass-color, with a mottled layer of dark green. I could remove the green, but I think it adds to this coin. There is also some significant gray/black mineral encrustation which I WILL be removing, but only mechanically (no chemicals this time!) I would still like a coin where I can clearly see the cult statue within, but I suspect that's going to be out of my price range for a while. [ATTACH=full]1209339[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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