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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4877352, member: 19463"]Thank you for talking us out of two sellers. Regarding the Vespasian: When you see a Vespasian portrait that looks young, you should consider if it might be Titus. The coin shown is missing the part of the legend that makes the difference. I also note that the cut and paste job says that the ΩΡ is off flan but it is clearly there meaning that they did not bother to correct what they copied.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know enough about that series to ID that coin. It could be any ruler that issued the type fifty years either way. Vespasian and Titus are on the list but they are not all that are on the list. My first guess looking at the portrait would be neither. Best wishes. </p><p><br /></p><p>My Nero is not as nice in some respects but I do believe the legend fragments add up to Nero. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1178010[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you continue dealing with them ever again, you deserve what you get. Good sellers are both honest and capable. One or the other is not good enough. The Venus coins are common enough that you will have no trouble finding a better one. These are six of mine. I recognize at least twenty variations on the type. Some are rare; some common. </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/6julia.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4877352, member: 19463"]Thank you for talking us out of two sellers. Regarding the Vespasian: When you see a Vespasian portrait that looks young, you should consider if it might be Titus. The coin shown is missing the part of the legend that makes the difference. I also note that the cut and paste job says that the ΩΡ is off flan but it is clearly there meaning that they did not bother to correct what they copied. I do not know enough about that series to ID that coin. It could be any ruler that issued the type fifty years either way. Vespasian and Titus are on the list but they are not all that are on the list. My first guess looking at the portrait would be neither. Best wishes. My Nero is not as nice in some respects but I do believe the legend fragments add up to Nero. [ATTACH=full]1178010[/ATTACH] If you continue dealing with them ever again, you deserve what you get. Good sellers are both honest and capable. One or the other is not good enough. The Venus coins are common enough that you will have no trouble finding a better one. These are six of mine. I recognize at least twenty variations on the type. Some are rare; some common. [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/6julia.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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