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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2603061, member: 75525&quot;]I have admired M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus&#039; coins, but did not have an example. This one was inexpensive, but not the best example you can find on line. Now I wished I had waited for a better example.</p><p>[ATTACH]568479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]568480[/ATTACH]</p><p>M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus.</p><p>Roman Republican Denarius, 69 BC</p><p>3.83 grams; 16.0 X 19.1 mm, oval</p><p>Obv - Male head r., with flowing hair; behind, unidentified symbol (vendor said scroll??)</p><p>Rev. M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus.</p><p>Toned. Few banker&#039;s marks on obv.</p><p>My grade = aVF; vendor’s grade = VF</p><p>Babelon Plaetoria 5.</p><p>Sydenham 807.</p><p>Crawford 405/5, (60/54 dies)</p><p>BMCRR 3554</p><p>RBW 1453</p><p>From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</p><p>Centering&nbsp; &nbsp; ok&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Strike&nbsp; &nbsp; poor strike due to oval shaped flan and too much of the coin&#039;s metal was to the right of the obverse&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Flan flaws&nbsp; &nbsp; oval flan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Style&nbsp; &nbsp; poor style - the male head on some coins is excellent art work. The one on this coin is high relief, but partly off the flan and the hair details are not filled with metal. Reverse lettering is small and hard to read.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Patination&nbsp; &nbsp; light toning&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Damage - The coin has some wear (or it may be the weak strike), no other problems, the bankers marks on obverse are not on design features[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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