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Message:: [QUOTE="medoraman, post: 947642, member: 26302"]Yes, Philip the Arab was an emperor in troubled times. That is why nice coins are more commonly found for him than many others, when there is war you bury your treasure more often than in times of peace. As for "condition rarity", I am not so sure. You can ask Doug, but I have seen high grade examples of his a lot, as well as Gordian III and other emperors in this time frame. G&M had a lot of 3rd century emperors all XF/FDC that I was underbidder on a couple of years ago, they sold in the lot for about 18 euros a piece. I would grade it gXF/VF, not FDC. I agree yours has not seen circulation, but ancients are graded on detail, not reason for lack of detail. Any ancient dealer that uses "soft strike" "worn dies" etc. as an excuse on his coins, I dismiss immediately. He can say that, but he must lower the grade because of the deficiency. Very nice coin though, I am not disputing that, but I agree that it is a really excellent photo. What set up do you use to achieve these results? I am really sorry if this post sounded harsh, just giving my perspective. If it helps, I grade my ancients and world coins the way US coins USED to be graded, meaning conservatively. I always add at least a grade level when I have to grade US coins.[/QUOTE]