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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2609741, member: 83845&quot;]Cool thread even if it has been done before! I bought this roughed up little beauty from Vcoins back in 2011 for $35. I was completely new to ancient collecting at the time and was dumbfounded that you could get an ancient Roman piece of silver for so cheap! Still floors me considering the prices of some modern coins that are not as scarce (*cough* Morgan Dollars *cough*)</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an Elagabalus Antoninianus from 218 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]570707[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution:</b> RIC IV 1</p><p><b>Date:</b> 218 AD</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Radiate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> P M T-R P COS P P, Roma seated left on shield holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left</p><p><b>Size:</b> 21.9 mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 4.5 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not one of my better coins anymore but will dutifully sit in a place of honor in my collection as long as I am still around to collect <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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