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Offline l.e

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Theodosius II, Rome
« on: November 18, 2012, 07:12:55 PM »
Hi to everybody! I'm new of the forum but I have already a question: how much are rare the AE4 of Theodosius II minted at Rome under the rule of Johannes? thanks in advance!  :)

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2012, 08:32:43 PM »
Hello and welcome.

The VICTORIA AVGG type (victory with a wreath) is a bit rare, but SALVS REIPVBLICE (victory with trophy and captive) is fairly common. These are often poorly struck, so a coin with good centering that showed all the details might be considered rare, even though it is a common type.

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2012, 11:49:46 AM »
thank you Victor. Is this a good specimen?

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2012, 11:58:03 AM »
The obverse legend is not very clear and looks like it may be spelled incorrectly (some people like that, though). The reverse is a bit crude and hard to make out, so not a great example but still nice enough and very neat.

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2012, 06:32:53 PM »
thank you, Clark. In hand is better, i'm not a great photographer  ;D

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome Johannes
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2012, 10:13:34 PM »
I just got this example from Johannes in the name of Theodosius II, it is RIC X Rome 1914. Sorry for the small picture, it is the seller's photo.

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2013, 01:16:01 PM »
good specimen! Can I ask you how much you paid for it?

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2013, 01:54:44 PM »
good specimen! Can I ask you how much you paid for it?

I don't really remember exactly now, but I think it was around $30- 35.

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Re: Theodosius II, Rome
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2013, 05:24:34 PM »
thanks! I think is a good price, mine was around 38 dollars