I guess sellers of ancients like the saturation button too...

As is Alexander---

 

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You want blue, check out the Nemausus that Gil-Galad got. I think he wins the prize for blue...

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While nice, its not in the same league as the MA you posted. What makes this toning so desirable is the evenness, the great luster, etc. An even, hard, glossy toning is always the most desirable.

I have very rarely seen such a toning as the MA coin. It is truly rare and spectacular, as is the price. I hate to say it JA, but if they were only asking $200 for the coin when I looked it up I may have had to buy it. Ok, I probably would have been nice and PM'ed you asking if it was ok, but I just love that coin. Heck, has it been a sestertius I might have bought it even for the asking price.

 

Oh I agree completely. That Dupondius takes the cake. It's not on my buy list though, so splurge away if you must have it. It's not that I mind spending that much money on a coin, but at this stage I'm perfectly happy with my "easy" Romans, and for $550 I can collect six or seven of those in high grades.

 

I have this magazine laying around for art reference. I would say this patina would be desirable if found on a coin.Fascinating!

 

Here's a deep emerald green coin (with some light patches on the reverse) from my collection:

Hadrian AE As with Salus feeding snake reverse