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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1724546, member: 19463&quot;][ATTACH]267907.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]267908.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]267909.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I fall in the middle ((as usual) having a representative sampling but not a heap&nbsp; or the intention to buy a bunch.&nbsp; The coins strike me as beautiful on the obverse but are usually quite ordinary or just plain ugly on the reverse.&nbsp; The thin flans often have weak spots where the dies needed more metal and double striking seemed to be the rule.&nbsp; Two of my coins seem to be similar in legend (I do not read the language) but are quite different in metal.&nbsp; What does the legend say?&nbsp; What is the meaning of the bull?&nbsp; I do not know whether the intention was two denominations or it they are separated by a debasement event like we see in the coins of Gallienus, for example.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is really difficult to study single coins and answer some most important questions.&nbsp; People who work at the British Museum get to handle tens of thousands of examples where people like me play with ten and feel lucky.&nbsp; Medoraman shows us a middle ground is available if we choose to pursue it.&nbsp; I don&#039;t so choose but am happy someone does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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