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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3177783, member: 14873&quot;]Thank you for that insightful observation Gavin. It illustrates how each of us sees Ancient coin features in different ways - with a different sense of appreciation if you will. The greatest feature of this coin for me as a calligrapher is the magnificent inscriptional lettering - some of the finest letter forms I have encountered on a Roman Imperial coin. Of course, high quality inscriptional lettering is the norm on Julio-Claudian sestertii, but this one is really exceptional.</p><p><br /></p><p>Illustrated Roman Capitalis Monumentalis lettering reference: <a href="http://jp29.org/capmon.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jp29.org/capmon.htm" rel="nofollow">http://jp29.org/capmon.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And in passing ....... in general, the clarity and completeness of the legends and the historical association of a coin are of the greatest importance to me - the condition of the coin surfaces is of secondary importance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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