It means there was some roughness/texturing to the fields & it was smoothed down. Extensive smoothing is often considered just one step away from...
I don't see anything wrong with those coins. They even mention the smoothing done on the Vespasian (RIC 521). As Cucumbor says, some of the...
Yet another area of ancients I haven't delved into yet, but plan too. Thanks for posting them.
Please do post if you have any questions. Some of us have been handling ancients for a while & will be glad to answer questions etc.
Be careful bidding on ebay so you don't end up with fakes. One of the better places to buy would be VCoins or bid at VAuctions.
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