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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 3056616, member: 39084"]As a general example of this type of Caligula, the bottom coin has more features to recommend it: better obverse & reverse centering, much more readable legends, more even strike. But if Caligula's portrait is an important feature, the top coin has the advantage in that particular area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that on the bottom coin's reverse, the VESTA legend is unlike any other Caligula as of this type I have ever seen, and this makes me a bit uncomfortable. It may be that the cleaning process left only the high points of the legend visible (the legends on the obverse at 6 o'clock look similar), leading to this somewhat unusual appearance, but I'm still a bit wary about this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 3056616, member: 39084"]As a general example of this type of Caligula, the bottom coin has more features to recommend it: better obverse & reverse centering, much more readable legends, more even strike. But if Caligula's portrait is an important feature, the top coin has the advantage in that particular area. I agree that on the bottom coin's reverse, the VESTA legend is unlike any other Caligula as of this type I have ever seen, and this makes me a bit uncomfortable. It may be that the cleaning process left only the high points of the legend visible (the legends on the obverse at 6 o'clock look similar), leading to this somewhat unusual appearance, but I'm still a bit wary about this coin.[/QUOTE]
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