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<p>[QUOTE="H8_modern, post: 3238105, member: 28531"]I put a low bid on this Nemausus As because I thought it was a variant of COL NEM as COL NM. I’d seen the COL NIM variety sold by [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] so figured there could be other types. Winning the coin was fine but I lost out on all the other better coins I bid on so this coin cost me overseas shipping with no other coins to share the postage. Even worse, before I’d even won the coin I noticed that the E was ligate with the N so it’s just a low grade specimen with nothing really unusual about it. Share your disappointing wins or nicer crocs.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3989/YSkgE7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3240/RrRAtE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gallia, Nemausus Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD As circa 27 BC, Æ 25mm., 11.57g. Head. of Agrippa and Augustus back to back, the former wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, the latter wearing an oak wreath. Rev. Crocodile chained to palm branch, wreath tied to palm. RPC 522. RIC I 154.</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="H8_modern, post: 3238105, member: 28531"]I put a low bid on this Nemausus As because I thought it was a variant of COL NEM as COL NM. I’d seen the COL NIM variety sold by [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] so figured there could be other types. Winning the coin was fine but I lost out on all the other better coins I bid on so this coin cost me overseas shipping with no other coins to share the postage. Even worse, before I’d even won the coin I noticed that the E was ligate with the N so it’s just a low grade specimen with nothing really unusual about it. Share your disappointing wins or nicer crocs. [IMG]https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3989/YSkgE7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3240/RrRAtE.jpg[/IMG] [B]Gallia, Nemausus Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD As circa 27 BC, Æ 25mm., 11.57g. Head. of Agrippa and Augustus back to back, the former wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, the latter wearing an oak wreath. Rev. Crocodile chained to palm branch, wreath tied to palm. RPC 522. RIC I 154. [/B][/QUOTE]
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