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AlexB
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 560
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May 4, 2008 8:22pm
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Rating: 10
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Very nice, good acquisition I think. Earliest Roman coins if I recall? Alex
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tunaonrye0
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Registered: January 2004
Posts: 85
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Thanks, Alex. It's from the first series of struck Republican bronzes, which were struck on very thick planchets, and which is what accounts for the usual poor strikes and low relief.
Jim
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pantheon
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 188
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May 5, 2008 7:58am
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Rating: 10
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What a beautiful early Roman bronze; great style, strike, patina; it has everything one could desire on such a coin!
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William Joy
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AlexB
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 560
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and 40gms too!
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tunaonrye0
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Registered: January 2004
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I just picked up the coin today, and while it looks great, I found out that it is a sextans, not a quadrans, and only weighs 25 grams. Apparently it was never issued as a quadrans. Sorry for the confusion. I've corrected the attribution. At least it fits in my trays more easily now!
Jim
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