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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3874048, member: 96898"]Especially the Magnentius definitely is not junk – I'd call that a nice coin with a good portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my best "junk pile find" so far. I basically bought it because I had searched through the pile for far too long to leave without buying anything, recognized Mount Argaios, and thought the coin kind of attractive. Later on, I found out that this is somewhat of a Cappadocian rarity. There are only seven known examples listed in RPC and three additional ones on acsearch. All of them hammered at three digit prices, so I consider this a good find:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023467[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Archelaus, Kingdom of Cappadocia, Æ18, 24/23 BC (?), Eusebeia mint. Obv: Head Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev: EVΣΕ – ΒΕΙΑΣ, eagle over Mount Argaios. 18mm, 5.02g. Ref: RPC I, 3610.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3874048, member: 96898"]Especially the Magnentius definitely is not junk – I'd call that a nice coin with a good portrait. Here is my best "junk pile find" so far. I basically bought it because I had searched through the pile for far too long to leave without buying anything, recognized Mount Argaios, and thought the coin kind of attractive. Later on, I found out that this is somewhat of a Cappadocian rarity. There are only seven known examples listed in RPC and three additional ones on acsearch. All of them hammered at three digit prices, so I consider this a good find: [ATTACH=full]1023467[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Archelaus, Kingdom of Cappadocia, Æ18, 24/23 BC (?), Eusebeia mint. Obv: Head Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev: EVΣΕ – ΒΕΙΑΣ, eagle over Mount Argaios. 18mm, 5.02g. Ref: RPC I, 3610.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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