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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1903668, member: 26302"]Its not uncommon for provincials to have better artistry than imperials, especially after the first century. Maybe its just my eye, but to me the east seemed to have higher standards of artistic talent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weird, I just got an example identical to your Lugdunum piece. My reverse is poorer, but my obverse might be a tad higher grade. I didn't really "buy" it, but rather got it in a lot of coins. I also own your first coin from Antioch. It was from a seller who still sells on Ebay, I lucked into it by seeing the BuyItNow about 4 minutes after he posted it, (complete coincidence). Its my favorite example of a black patina I own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice ones Race![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1903668, member: 26302"]Its not uncommon for provincials to have better artistry than imperials, especially after the first century. Maybe its just my eye, but to me the east seemed to have higher standards of artistic talent. Weird, I just got an example identical to your Lugdunum piece. My reverse is poorer, but my obverse might be a tad higher grade. I didn't really "buy" it, but rather got it in a lot of coins. I also own your first coin from Antioch. It was from a seller who still sells on Ebay, I lucked into it by seeing the BuyItNow about 4 minutes after he posted it, (complete coincidence). Its my favorite example of a black patina I own. Nice ones Race![/QUOTE]
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