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ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    It looks a lot better than EF-45.

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,737 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I know zilch about ancients - but it does look like a nice example of a 1700-year-old coin image

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  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    Wow, got the emperor wrong, and THEN got the dates wrong for the emperor name they did use. Impressive.
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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,737 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah! What Civitas said...

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ding, ding, ding! Josh is correct. Now for part two, who is the emperor and what date should it be?

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  • 500Bay500Bay Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭
    The dates for Gordian III would be correct. He reigned from 238-244.

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  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    aren't Gordian III coins much more common than Gordian I and II??
  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,261 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They sure are, Colin, but I read the legend as IMPCMAVRSEV ALEXANDAVG - that's Severus Alexander.
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    This is the second time I have seen an ICG slabbed Roman with the wrong Emperor listed on the slab!

    Severus Alexander ruled from AD 222-235.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Correct! It is a Severus Alexander coin. Oh well!

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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    I thought ICG farmed out their ancient and medieval stuff to Allem Berman? He would never make a stupid error like this.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Roman coins are graded in house. Berman only gets the English hammered and other more esoteric coins.

    Five coins were mailed to ICG from Buffalo, NY on Sept 21st and returned to the sender yesterday Oct 4th. That is less than 2 weeks total.

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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    Great turnaround time!
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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Great turnaround time! >>



    But what good does that do if the data is incorrect image
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  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Great turnaround time! >>



    But what good does that do if the data is incorrect image >>



    That's right. Send the coin to me for proper handling. image
  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    i agree with the 'it looks better than EF' opinion!
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