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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2259579, member: 19463&quot;]The average modern collector would never buy an even slightly cleaned coin but so many come to ancients and hear that all coins are cleaned (true) so they accept something harshly cleaned and polished.&nbsp; There is a difference between washing away the dirt and scrubbing with a wire brush.&nbsp; Properly cleaned and pleasantly surfaced, the price for this would not be bad.&nbsp; As it is, you did overpay by quite a bit.&nbsp; Below is a Gordian antoninianus I would consider worth a bit over $50 due to the fact that it was not treated harshly in cleaning.&nbsp; Just as with moderns, surfaces matter.&nbsp; The &#039;rules&#039; are different but not <i>completely</i> different.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]448537[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian is unusual in that he issued more antoniniani (doubles) than single denarii so the larger coin is easier to find cheap.&nbsp; The sign is the radiate crown on the double.&nbsp; Below is a laureate head on a single denarius. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]448536[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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