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<p>[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 3053842, member: 77226"]There's a lot to like there! Thats an amazing collection, including lots of nice colors/patinas. I need to study up and add some Chinese coins to my collection, thanks for sharing!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Those antoniniani are amazing! It looks like they came right out of the pot they were found in... to your camera. It would be a crime to clean those.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I really like that tetradrachm. I had never seen one with a dark find patina before this one. A special coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>And that Gallienus [USER=45502]@TJC[/USER], very nice. I love those Antioch issues.... so much nicer than the Rome mint coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] That Faustina II is awesome as well. I have nightmares about people taking great coins like these and polishing them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] Coins Coins from the republic that still have toning or grime are hard to find. Great coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=13719]@randygeki[/USER] I love that Constantine... Ostia didn't stay open long as a mint after Maxentius did it? I have one of these from Rome but have been looking to get one like this from Ostia... Nice coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=87659]@Caesar_Augustus[/USER] Great emerald patina there. I have yet to have a coin of Anastasius... I need to work on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] Yeah that Postumus is great the way it is... sometimes you can't improve something that took 1800 years to get where it is. I've swung and missed at many of these galleys... someday, I'll catch one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER] I have a soft spot for Claudius II coins and that's a nice one. The obverse bust is really nice for his coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 3053842, member: 77226"]There's a lot to like there! Thats an amazing collection, including lots of nice colors/patinas. I need to study up and add some Chinese coins to my collection, thanks for sharing! Those antoniniani are amazing! It looks like they came right out of the pot they were found in... to your camera. It would be a crime to clean those. I really like that tetradrachm. I had never seen one with a dark find patina before this one. A special coin! And that Gallienus [USER=45502]@TJC[/USER], very nice. I love those Antioch issues.... so much nicer than the Rome mint coins. [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] That Faustina II is awesome as well. I have nightmares about people taking great coins like these and polishing them. [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] Coins Coins from the republic that still have toning or grime are hard to find. Great coin! [USER=13719]@randygeki[/USER] I love that Constantine... Ostia didn't stay open long as a mint after Maxentius did it? I have one of these from Rome but have been looking to get one like this from Ostia... Nice coin! [USER=87659]@Caesar_Augustus[/USER] Great emerald patina there. I have yet to have a coin of Anastasius... I need to work on that. [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] Yeah that Postumus is great the way it is... sometimes you can't improve something that took 1800 years to get where it is. I've swung and missed at many of these galleys... someday, I'll catch one. [USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER] I have a soft spot for Claudius II coins and that's a nice one. The obverse bust is really nice for his coins.[/QUOTE]
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