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Title: My First Denarius
Post by: scrappy on January 01, 2012, 10:27:13 PM
Hello all
So chuffed found today My first silver Roman coin.
outdone the oldman
Scrappy(sean)


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Roman (Ray) on January 01, 2012, 10:31:12 PM
its a cracking find. stunning is a better word.lol..wayne put the coin as scrappy.s profile picture...again scrappy welldone young man welldone.
ray


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: JRD on January 01, 2012, 11:38:32 PM
Wow cracking find - well done fella


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Chef Geoff on January 02, 2012, 01:08:38 AM
Sean that is one beautiful coin and although it's your first, you would have to go along way to find better. It is so classically "Roman coin", well done ;)


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Zeus (Joel) on January 02, 2012, 02:20:36 AM
Very nice well done


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Villan (Neil) on January 02, 2012, 08:26:34 AM
Nice one Scrappy,that's a beauty ;) Well found bud


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: nobby on January 02, 2012, 09:15:51 AM
very nice indeed ;D


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Mike on January 02, 2012, 09:17:17 AM
lovely find , i want one (or two) :D


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: TheLoveDoc on January 02, 2012, 09:50:57 AM
awesome find there well done  ;)


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: dances with badgers on January 02, 2012, 10:14:07 AM
weldone sean bet the oldman was gutted lol.nice coin bud :)


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: wayno on January 02, 2012, 06:39:57 PM
weldone sean bet the oldman was gutted lol.nice coin bud :)
He cheated He took my batteries out of my machine


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Neil on January 02, 2012, 06:43:51 PM
Well Done Scrappy Doo - thats a belter of a Denari for your first.

Good to see you putting the Old Man in his place! ;)

You've had a good year!

May it be the first of many
Neil


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: romano-brit on January 02, 2012, 07:09:21 PM
nice vespasian denny, loverly find well done


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Chef Geoff on January 02, 2012, 07:17:28 PM
nice vespasian denny, loverly find well done
Well it would of been RB but it's Domitian ;D


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: romano-brit on January 02, 2012, 07:27:34 PM
doh just spotted that lol


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: diamond on January 02, 2012, 10:49:43 PM
 ???Beats my 1915 tanner Oh well better go out tomorrow again,lovely find m8


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: Meatslicer on January 03, 2012, 12:18:59 AM
Domitian ‘Wolf and Twins’ Denarius

Silver, 2.87 grams, 17.35 mm. Rome. 77-78 AD. Obverse: (anti-clockwise from lower right) CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right. Reverse: COS V, above she-wolf standing left, head turned back, suckling Romulus and Remus, boat below. RIC 961; RSC 51; Sear 2639 (struck under Vespasian). Very fine.

This one sold for £90
Eric


Title: Re: My First Denarius
Post by: jonjones115 on January 03, 2012, 09:56:19 AM
Nice find scrappy


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