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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 2873365, member: 83175"]Some lovely coins above, two of these three below are well-worn, but were somehow irresistible at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero aureus RIC 50 - Temple of Janus - €1648 from Pecunem (G&N) in 2013:</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_NeroAureusRIC50.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nero aureus RIC 44 - Nero & Poppaea - €1678 from Pecunem (G&N) in 2014 (seller's pic):</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_NeroAureus_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leontinoi tetradrachm SNG ANS 257 - €2074 from Artcoins Roma in 2012. Most surviving examples of this type are from one hoard. Unfortunately, there are dangerous fakes made from dies made using the hoard coins. Fortunately, the fake dies apparently were "fixed" to repair a die break and so fakes tend to be identifiable - listings often include something like (quoting from a CNG auction) "minor die break on obverse (characteristic for this die)" to say they don't think their coin is a fake <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_LeontinoiTetradra.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 2873365, member: 83175"]Some lovely coins above, two of these three below are well-worn, but were somehow irresistible at the time. Nero aureus RIC 50 - Temple of Janus - €1648 from Pecunem (G&N) in 2013: [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_NeroAureusRIC50.jpg[/IMG] Nero aureus RIC 44 - Nero & Poppaea - €1678 from Pecunem (G&N) in 2014 (seller's pic): [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_NeroAureus_1.jpg[/IMG] Leontinoi tetradrachm SNG ANS 257 - €2074 from Artcoins Roma in 2012. Most surviving examples of this type are from one hoard. Unfortunately, there are dangerous fakes made from dies made using the hoard coins. Fortunately, the fake dies apparently were "fixed" to repair a die break and so fakes tend to be identifiable - listings often include something like (quoting from a CNG auction) "minor die break on obverse (characteristic for this die)" to say they don't think their coin is a fake :D [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_LeontinoiTetradra.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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