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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2690326, member: 76194&quot;]Look at what came in the mail today from overseas, both purchased on vcoins. Only took 19 days for Augustus and 14 days for the Onkia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603318[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603319[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Augustus is most definitely a denarius, and not a fouree. I know there were some questions about that here from some. The dark areas on the surface are corrosion. The edges look good, and from a few flan cracks on the edges I can tell there is crystallization within the coin (definitely silver). Not that I&#039;m complaining about all the knocks, scratches, corrosion , or whatever...it is a heck of an amazing coin considering how little I paid for it (Just over $200), and considering i would have probably had to pay as much or more in an auction for a coin like this one (probably more), I feel good about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the delays in the international shipment due to bad weather where dealer is based at, dealer also gave me a substantial discount for my next purchase as a sweetener to make up for the time I had to wait to get it. I won&#039;t disclose the discount, but let&#039;s just say it&#039;s <b>double digits</b>...which makes the transaction all the sweeter.</p><p><br /></p><p>As&nbsp; for the Onkia, it is a deep dark brown color and has excellent details. Don&#039;t let my quick rough photo make you think otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway, what a great way to start to the week. here below are sellers&#039; pics and atributions.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603325[/ATTACH] AUGUSTUSAR silver denarius. Struck 2 BC - 14 AD. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse - AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES in exergue, Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shield and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above, X in middle field (Pd rather than the more usual b9). RSC 43. RCV 1597. 17mm, 3.6g.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>A scarcer variant with inverted lituus &amp; simpulum, as well as the X in the field between the boys.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603326[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily, Syracuse, c. 425-415 BC. Æ Onkia (12mm, 1.47g, 6h). Head of Arethusa r. R/ Octopus; pellet below. CNS II, 9; SNG ANS 383; HGC 2, 1434. Dark green patina[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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