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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2004596, member: 42773&quot;]I don&#039;t see anything wrong with the color of your coins, Z. However, I do understand just how tough glossy black coins are to photograph. As Doug said to me in another thread, you&#039;re not photographing the surface of the coins, but rather the light reflected off of it, and you&#039;ve got to decide how much white you&#039;re willing to allow into your definition of black.</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize recent scholarship has revised the chronology of these coins, but RIC makes a point that is still quite valid. Trade between the Gallic Empire and the East continued unabated, despite the schism. When the Eastern Antoniniani began to drop in fineness, the Western had to follow suit to prevent the trading of good silver for bad. Otherwise, the Gallic ants would have all crossed the border, never to return.</p><p><br /></p><p>My recent acquisition came in at $40. The reverse is average for the type, but I was ultimately drawn to the fully-struck portrait with superb style...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359752[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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