Released the Ancient Green Giant!!!;)

I just busted this giant (24.95 grams, 33mm, and over 7 feet tall in real life out of his plastic NGC coffin and wanted to share

"Maximinus AE sestertius. Struck March 235 - January 236 AD [anyone know how this specific date is derived?]
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Laureate and draped bust right. / PAX AVGVSTI SC, Pax standing with olive branch. RIC 58."
http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/maximinus_I/t.html

 

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That's a real beauty. I think everyone likes these big sestertii. This one has really good detail.

 

Great coin! What did NGC rate it before you released it from its tomb?

 

VF 4/4? (just guessing)

 

I'm jealous!

 

Wow!! => that's a super lookin' Thrax (great score ... love the colour!)

 

Wow TJC, what a Monster coin with awesome color, very nice...

 

You can tell he feels much better having been released from his tomb.

 

That's a mighty fine coin. They don't get much better. Kudos!

 

Beautiful bronze!

 

Thanks for all of the kind replies about the big green guy I picked him up for $200 after a little haggling. Good price? What do you think?

Doug, I will post the NGC grade in a while to give anyone else that wants to give a guess on price

For anyone that would like to guess NGC grade:
http://www.ngccoin.com/ancients/grading.aspx
NGC graded this coin between G-MS like "normal".
Then "graded" the Strike _/5
and the Surface _/5.

 

If only I had an idea of what should be normal. Is a perfectly even flat strike a MS with 1 for strike or a Fine with a higher number since the coin had already been taken to task for the lack of head and wreath detail?

 

Ch VF, 4/5, 4/5

They've grossly overgraded everything I've seen in their plastic lately.

 

ho! ho! ho!



that sure beats canned veggies!

 

I agree!

 

Much better than canned veggies!! LOL

 

Guess on price? You told us....it was 200$.
thats about £125 I think?
I reckon thats on the pricey side for this emperor........

 

Sorry, bit hasty ....... I reckon its about right having studied the coin closer. its very nice by the way.

 

I haven't a clue, but the conversion rate is about $1.66 to the pound. Seems legit...

 

Here is the NGC results


I would be at VF+ myself. The reason, I see VF wear on the high points. The patina is amazing, and even more so in hand! I am happy! As the old adage says: "buy the coin, not the holder". I am liking my coin