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Message:: [QUOTE="TIF, post: 3794656, member: 56859"][USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] precisely summarized my thoughts!! Other factors: The photos don't look like Doug Smith images. While the coin is high enough quality to possibly be of interest to Al Kow, the written blurb doesn't sound like something he'd say and it lacks the requisite number and variety of emojis, although Curtis could have omitted those. Parthicus... hmm, I doubt he'd have contributed one his "usual" types because it would be too easy so this tetrarchal follis could be his, but I doubt it. It's a coin Curtis would have and enjoy and the images are of similar quality and style to his (background notwithstanding since all of the coins in this exercise are going to be standardized to a black background).  However, as Z pointed out, unless Curtis is trying to ape Valentian's style, the succinct reason for choosing this coin is just not his style. It's a coin we know would appeal to Valentinian, the images are consistent with his (with black background added), and the reason for adding the coin to his collection is entirely fitting with his mode of collecting.  I'm going with Valentinian for this one.[/QUOTE]