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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3159932, member: 44132"]My son just moved from Poland to Belgium last week, and he had an opportunity to go out metal detecting with a colleague. They went to Gangelt, Germany just west of the Rhine river. Anyway, he had three finds in a couple of hours, so I will post each one separately.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first I believe I have attributed correctly, but I'm asking by CT brothers and sisters to double check me. These are not my images!!!!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]810791[/ATTACH] </p><p>LUCIUS VERUS </p><p>Æ Sestertius </p><p>Obverse: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right</p><p>Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm</p><p>33mm, 25.51 gm</p><p>Struck 164 AD</p><p>RIC III 1396 (Aurelius);</p><p>BMCRE 1116 note (Aurelius); Cohen 249.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this coin probably has BD, so I've advised my son to treat it. Of course, he wants to know how much it's worth. I'm terrible at guessing, so if anyone has an idea I appreciate it[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3159932, member: 44132"]My son just moved from Poland to Belgium last week, and he had an opportunity to go out metal detecting with a colleague. They went to Gangelt, Germany just west of the Rhine river. Anyway, he had three finds in a couple of hours, so I will post each one separately. The first I believe I have attributed correctly, but I'm asking by CT brothers and sisters to double check me. These are not my images!!!!! [ATTACH=full]810791[/ATTACH] LUCIUS VERUS Æ Sestertius Obverse: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm 33mm, 25.51 gm Struck 164 AD RIC III 1396 (Aurelius); BMCRE 1116 note (Aurelius); Cohen 249. I know this coin probably has BD, so I've advised my son to treat it. Of course, he wants to know how much it's worth. I'm terrible at guessing, so if anyone has an idea I appreciate it[/QUOTE]
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