Currently on holiday with the family in France, came across a coin shop and went in to ask if they had ancient coins (not many do). To my delight they did, although in a fairly middle quality.

Still, it was priced fairly and to reward the guy for pulling out the stuff for me I bought this Philip I antoninianus with a victory reverse for 30 euro.

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That is a great price for a random shop. It’s a great coin and it’s really cool you were able to stop in and find coins. The shops I vist here in the US, all the prices are 3 to 4 times what they should be, if they have any at all.

I find those green splotches a little worrysome, are they exposed bronze beneth the silvering or is it BD?

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They are not powdery, I expect it’s simply a mineral deposit.

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I mean, coins this old definitely need to be exported to the US

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What shop was it?

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https://www.comptoirdesmonnaies.com/

Small coin shop in Boulogne sur Mer, just happened to pass by it with the kids.

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