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Message:: [QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2694548, member: 44316"]I got this one in 1981 from a firm named Olympus. I liked it for the flan size, which was large enough to have almost all the lettering. As you can see from other postings, most examples are crowded.[ATTACH=full]605127[/ATTACH] 21-19 mm. RIC 350D, page 90. Banti and Simonetti, volume V, pages 21-37, #353 is closest. B&S have 141 pieces illustrated. Now you can find examples on acsearch to see what they typically look like, and what constitutes a really good one. But, back in the day, B&S helped collectors see what was out there to be had. They used illustrations from major auctions prior to its publication (This volume came out in 1974) and a few from books. I just reviewed their photos and very few had all the reverse letters untouched by the rim and only one with both legends untouched by the rim. That one was published in Grant's Roman Imperial Money, Figure 32. I just pulled that book off my shelf and it looks worth rereading. There was another nearly complete example they cite from a Glendining auction of 1963. Research tells us that if you want a coin of this historical type, expect some, or a lot of, crowding.[/QUOTE]