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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7475780, member: 75143&quot;]Win #4 was a lot of 5 denarii.</p><p>Total price was $71 USD, or $14.20 per coin.</p><p>That&#039;s not a bad price for denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, their states of preservation is overall rather lacking, and they were all limes and/or fourree coins, which was kind of disappointing.</p><p>I know there is a good collector base for limes and fourrees, but these were pretty rough.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a pretty cool type, but it&#039;s broken and ugly.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294201[/ATTACH] </p><p>Geta billon Limes Denarius</p><p>Obv: GETACAES PONTCOS. Bare head right.</p><p>Rev: VOTA PVBLICA. Geta standing left, sacrificing over tripod.</p><p>18mm</p><p>2.0g</p><p>RIC 38b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another really cool type. However, marred by bronze disease in the exposed core.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294202[/ATTACH] </p><p>Septimius Severus fouree denarius</p><p>Obv: LSEVSEPTPERTAVGIMPVI. Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: ARABADIAB COSIIPP. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy.</p><p>16mm</p><p>2.6g</p><p>RIC 63a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus denarii are always cool, but exposed core encrustations really bring this down.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294200[/ATTACH] </p><p>Commodus fourree denarius</p><p>Obv: MCOMMODV SANTONINVSAVG. Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: TRPVIIMPIIIICOSIIIPP. Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe.</p><p>17mm</p><p>2.4g</p><p>RIC 19</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This Julia Domna is an enigma as I cannot find a single example of a standing Concordia reverse on Wildwinds, as least no Imperial issues.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294203[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julia Domna billon limes denarius</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA. Bare head right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVG. Concordia standing left, holding scepter and wreath(?)</p><p>17mm</p><p>1.9g</p><p>RIC ??</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly is a sad-looking Caracalla. Another enigma here, as I could not find a single FORTVNA REDVX example of any sort on Wildwinds.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294204[/ATTACH] </p><p>Caracalla plated fourree denarius</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVSAVG. Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: FORTVNA REDVX. Fortuna seated left.</p><p>17mm</p><p>2.2g</p><p>RIC??</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite my initial disdain for these coins, I really can&#039;t complain at such a low price point. I&#039;m simply not really too interested in low quality limes or exposed fourree coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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