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Offline seth

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Unlisted but broken Antoninianus
« on: August 29, 2014, 11:29:40 AM »
Someone just listed this for sale for a measly starting price of 2155$.

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Re: Unlisted but broken Antoninianus
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2014, 12:42:03 PM »
Even broken, this is a nice and desirable coin. It is Diocletian and Maximianus struck in Rome circa A.D. 290

Diocletian & Maximianus
AE Antoninianus
Circa A.D. 290
IMP P DIOCLETIANO ET MAXIMIANO AVGG; confronted busts of Diocletian and Maximianus, both radiate, draped, and cuirassed.
VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM, Jupiter presenting a Victory to Hercules.
In ex. XXIB
Rome mint


the example below sold for $13,000


edit- I didn't realize the seller had an accurate attribution on Ebay before I researched it!

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Re: Unlisted but broken Antoninianus
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2014, 01:56:34 PM »
I know it's a rare one, the seller actually notes that there are only 3 examples known, but to me the condition vs price discrepancy is rather big.
Here is the third one, stunning example, although rather smoothed out, I think.