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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2752034, member: 19463"]This one bothers me. Did it come from a certain source? A coin of that value needs a certificate (Sear or better).</p><p>Compare:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=162461#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=162461#" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/84000839.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="6"><b>Exceptional Rendering of a Corbita Under Sail</b></font></p><p><b>CNG 84, Lot: 839.</b> Estimate $1000.</p><p>Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>THRACE, Anchialus. <i>Gordian III, with Tranquillina. </i></b>AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 13.50 g, 1h). Laureate and draped bust of Gordian right vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left / Corbita right under full sail, containing gubernator, three sailors, and watchman in bow; stern decorated with Nike(?), hull decorated with dolphin, fish, and octopus right. AMNG II 682 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 702. Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Well struck and detailed reverse. Very rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2752034, member: 19463"]This one bothers me. Did it come from a certain source? A coin of that value needs a certificate (Sear or better). Compare: [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=162461#'][IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/84000839.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=6][B]Exceptional Rendering of a Corbita Under Sail[/B][/SIZE] [B]CNG 84, Lot: 839.[/B] Estimate $1000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. [B]THRACE, Anchialus. [I]Gordian III, with Tranquillina. [/I][/B]AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 13.50 g, 1h). Laureate and draped bust of Gordian right vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left / Corbita right under full sail, containing gubernator, three sailors, and watchman in bow; stern decorated with Nike(?), hull decorated with dolphin, fish, and octopus right. AMNG II 682 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 702. Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Well struck and detailed reverse. Very rare.[/QUOTE]
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