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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2485376, member: 57495"]I don't much like giving a reductive answer for a question that has so many variables, but if that's the name of the game here, for me, generally-speaking, it would be:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Small provincial AE (<20mm) vs Imperial denarius</p><p>Winner: Imperial Denarius</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Mid-sized provincial AE (~25mm) vs Imperial denarius</p><p>Winner: Imperial Denarius unless provincial AE has an interesting reverse (ie., not just garden variety god standing)</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Large-sized provincial AE (>25mm) vs Imperial denarius</p><p>Winner: It'll be a fight, but the larger the provincial is, the more likely I'm going to go with hit</p><p><br /></p><p>Some have showed provincial silver or billon coins; for me those have about equivalent or greater attractiveness. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the OP coins, I'd have to go with the denarius (with apologies to the Great God of Odessus). You also mentioned "worth"... it'd be different to different people, but I'd reckon the denarius would retail for at least twice the provincial coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2485376, member: 57495"]I don't much like giving a reductive answer for a question that has so many variables, but if that's the name of the game here, for me, generally-speaking, it would be: 1. Small provincial AE (<20mm) vs Imperial denarius Winner: Imperial Denarius 2. Mid-sized provincial AE (~25mm) vs Imperial denarius Winner: Imperial Denarius unless provincial AE has an interesting reverse (ie., not just garden variety god standing) 3. Large-sized provincial AE (>25mm) vs Imperial denarius Winner: It'll be a fight, but the larger the provincial is, the more likely I'm going to go with hit Some have showed provincial silver or billon coins; for me those have about equivalent or greater attractiveness. In the case of the OP coins, I'd have to go with the denarius (with apologies to the Great God of Odessus). You also mentioned "worth"... it'd be different to different people, but I'd reckon the denarius would retail for at least twice the provincial coin.[/QUOTE]
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