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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2007405, member: 19463&quot;]The other coin from today&#039;s show that came with a surprise was this Philippopolis AE28 of Septimius Severus with Hercules reverse.&nbsp; I also found that the coin was on acsearch but this one was no bargain unless you count the fact that I paid no buyer&#039;s fee and the last buyer did.&nbsp; This one was described as &#039;good green patina&#039; by its Major Player seller but it is obvious that the surfaces are good and polished.&nbsp; They were unable to take a good photo and so far I have failed as well.&nbsp; I&#039;m too tired to work on it tonight.&nbsp; It is dark green with an extreme shine and many very small scratches.&nbsp; Considering it sold below estimate by a seller known for high prices, I suspect people who might want the coin saw that the surfaces were polished.&nbsp; This one looks very nice in hand unless you get too close.&nbsp; What I like most is the rendition of the lionskin but getting that to show well in the photo may take even more work than the shine.&nbsp; This photo was made with a ringlight making it look less than natural.&nbsp; What you see here is green glare.&nbsp; I knew it would be hard to photograph and that it was polished.&nbsp; I did not know that a Major dealer could call that situation &#039;good&#039;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360823[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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