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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1493492, member: 39084&quot;]One of the first toned coins I acquired was the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]190574.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>CLAUDIUS&nbsp; 10 B.C. - 54 A.D.</p><p>AR Denarius (3.63 gm.)&nbsp; Rome 50 - 51 A.D.</p><p>Laureate head of Claudius 4. / SPQR OB CS in oak wreath.</p><p>RIC 54</p><p><br /></p><p>At first I wasn&#039;t so sure that I liked the toning, especially since I had the Brutus and Cassius denarii and was still amazed at the luster those two coins exhibited.&nbsp; However, the style of Claudius&#039; portrait was very nice and I also liked the oak wreath reverse, so overall I was fairly pleased with the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Gradually, I became more and more enamored of the toning and today I think it probably looks better toned than it would if it had the luster of the Cassius and Brutus coins. I&#039;m curious about how the other collectors of ancient coins feel about toned vs. un-toned AR coins in their collections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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