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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1866249, member: 19463&quot;]Patient tightwad here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Play only if you wish.&nbsp; </p><p>Today the mailman brought my latest eBay purchase.&nbsp; It was misidentified in the listing so I&#039;ll tell you what they said about the coin and you (that means mostly V) might see what the error was.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller advertised the coin as having been sold by a &#039;name&#039; dealer but I don&#039;t know when.&nbsp; It came in a flip with a&nbsp; Malter Galleries tag.&nbsp; Joel Malter was a major name in the hobby when I was new and died several years ago.&nbsp; I have no idea when he sold the coin but his tag also has the error on it and is not the old style I knew from when Joel Malter himself was running the business.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_L._Malter</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. <i>Aelius. </i>Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Drachm (29 mm, 18 grams). Struck AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Homonoia enthroned left, holding phiale and leaning on cornucopia set on ground. Köln 1274 var. (holding cornucopia); Dattari (Savio) 2076; K&amp;G 34.4. Attractive brown surfaces!&nbsp; AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]314501[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse shows Homonoia (Concord) with the legend dating the coin in Greek ΔHM ЄΞ OV C VΠAT · B (or TRP COS II).&nbsp; Beneath is OMONOIA (Greeks did not have an H so it is not missing here).&nbsp; Certainly the legends are weak and worn but there is no question what is there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I almost did not bid on the coin but decided that I was unlikely to afford a better Alexandrian Aelius and this one should be cheap since it is worn and most people (unlike me) like a rough VF rather than a smooth surfaced VG-F.&nbsp; This coin may have been a pocket piece carried by the guy who bought it from Malter back when.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>The description was obviously listed from some other sale since it quotes a weight of 18g. while the coin is closer to 13g.&nbsp; The diameter was closer but I&#039;d say 28mm rather than 29.&nbsp; For comparison I searched online and found a few similar coins including ones I&#039;ll mention here:</p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=245921</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=650535</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18419</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=18638</a></p><p>and most significant but you have to scroll down to find the coin 1/4 way down the page:</p><p><a href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When researching coins always check to see if Beast has a page.&nbsp; He is a nice guy with good website content (I could suggest a few design changes - his pages are old fashioned like mine).</p><p><br /></p><p>Well V and others who like to play,&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #ff0080">what is the error?</span></b>&nbsp; If you are really sharp you would find an equal but opposite error in one of the above linked coins.&nbsp; This is something I did <b><u>not</u></b> see in the seller&#039;s excellent photo but also is a reason buying coins from photos can be deceptive.&nbsp; Was I shortchanged by the error? </p><p><br /></p><p>Should I be happy with this worn out old coin or should I return it as misdescribed?&nbsp; I bought it because I liked the look in the photo despite the wear and that much of the description is correct. &quot;<b>Attractive brown surfaces!&nbsp; AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCER BRONZE!&quot;&nbsp; </b>Is &#039;scarcer&#039; important?&nbsp; I make plenty of mistakes and am in no place to be hard on others who do.&nbsp; Should I mention this one in feedback or just let it go?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As always, here is the place to show your coins of Aelius Caesar.&nbsp; </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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