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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3420143, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s a lovely coin.&nbsp; Heritage&#039;s colors for bronze coins always seem to be off, particularly in print catalogs.&nbsp; The color descriptions are accurate though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples from lot viewing at CICF 2016:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ha-greenbrown-jpg.495471/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the written description does say &quot;green patina&quot;.&nbsp; I wonder why they choose to process the colors this way or otherwise fail to represent the true colors.&nbsp; We&#039;ve had discussions before about accuracy of photography.&nbsp; Apparently they have different photo protocols for print auctions vs. e-auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Syracuse bronze from the same auction also had a brown patina in the catalog but the written description of color was accurate:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/syracuse-dionysiusi-hippocamp-reshootrt-jpg.495475/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysius I (400-345 BC)</b></p><p>Æ 20 mm, 8.23 gm</p><p>Struck c. 390 BCE</p><p>Obv: head of Athena left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet pushed back on head</p><p>Rev: hippocamp left</p><p>Ref: Calciati 35. SNG ANS 426[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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