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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2055601, member: 19463&quot;]We can each have different views on the importance of rarity.&nbsp; For me, there are two kinds of rarity.&nbsp; One is based on some minor point like an officina letter or field mark otherwise not seen.&nbsp; These do not thrill me.&nbsp; The other is a remnant of a special situation that linked the coin to history or something else that adds interest.&nbsp; For example, there are coins of common emperors that were issued by short lived political situations which add, IMHO, interest and make me want the coin.&nbsp; That does not always mean I will pay more for the coin but it sometimes means I will buy it instead of some other coin that is otherwise equal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Examples here are coins of the super common Constantius II issued from Rome while the city was controlled by Nepotian or British mint coins of Diocletian or Maximianus issued by Carausius.&nbsp; These are rare and, to me, more interesting which is a lot more desirable than just a variety with a dot we do not understand added to a common coin usually not having that dot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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