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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 4554840, member: 83956&quot;]I bought this Domitian AE24 some time ago before I realized the dealer typically applied artificial patinas. I don&#039;t regret the purchase since I like the coin and didn&#039;t pay a lot for it. But it&#039;s a good example of a coin that is in rough shape (esp. the obverse) but still maintains some eye appeal thanks to the artificial patina.Without it, that obverse is going to look pretty unattractive. I think that is why the dealer applies the patina. A bit of lipstick on a pig--a metaphor Domitian probably would have approved of.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127820[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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