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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3740453, member: 96864&quot;]Great thread as usual [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! I own none yet unfortunately, but when the right juicy bronze as shows up I&#039;ll be all over it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another absolutely necessary item is a pretty piece of patinated Pompeian plumbum! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003254[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An inscribed sling bullet used by the forces of Gnaeus Jr against Julius Caesar in Hispania. They are relatively common in the realm of inscribed sling bullets but the demand is understandably high due to their indisputably clear connection with a pivotal moment in history, so I&#039;ve yet to locate one for a sane price. A definite &quot;must-have&quot; artifact.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ya know, that coin is actually rather better than it appears. It would benefit greatly from a careful manual cleaning under magnification, especially the reverse which is deeply gunked up with dirt and some crusty copper salts. It clearly has a lot more detail hiding underneath the dirt, which if removed would allow the prow to really &quot;pop&quot; visually. I wouldn&#039;t quite call it a diamond in the rough, but it&#039;s at least a topaz in the rough! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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