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NEWP: Big Bronze of Augustus, Provincial Issue from Thessalonica

NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
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KAISAP SEBASTOS, laurate bust right of Augustus.


Reverse. TESA?O / NIKEON with oak wreath.
Ref: RPC 1561


Translations:
Caesar Augustus
"of the People of Thessalonica"


10.25g, 22mm
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's very nice and excellent imaging!!
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    thanks, still getting used to the new forum, fixed it up now image
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭
    What is the size and weight of this coin?
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    whoops, added to the OP, man do I have to manually add line breaks every time? image
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  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome coin, love the obverse especially.
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting piece! I like that eastern style portrait.



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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    Nice Currency, that is an awesome coin. Like Bronzemat said, it has an excellent portrait!



    Quite the nice addition!
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  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Taken with your new camera? Very nice, one way or another!
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    yep, with the new camera, thanks folks image



    Augustus was a pretty interesting dude so I have multiple coins from him
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    yep, with the new camera, thanks folks image



    Augustus was a pretty interesting dude so I have multiple coins from him
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