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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1768549, member: 39084&quot;]One of the tradeoffs that arises for any collector of ancients is illustrated in this thread: Do you buy a coin with a good quality obverse portrait but a common reverse, or look for one with a more interesting/less common reverse while sacrificing some quality in the obverse portrait?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s true that the most common <i>as</i> of Caligula is the VESTA reverse:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]280929[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In return for this common reverse, you get the portrait quality of a die engraved in Rome vs. one engraved in a province or non-Rome mint.&nbsp; Your choice depends on your particular preferences, which may even vary from coin to coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While I don&#039;t know how this price compares to other similar coins of equal quality, this auction coin has the advantage of appearing to be only moderately smoothed with little or no tooling.&nbsp; It might be a good value if you&#039;re looking for a Caligula bronze.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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