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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7754499, member: 19463"]I have never found ex. Doug Smith coins all that desirable. Over the years, I have had piles and piles of them. The Heraclea was ex. Dan Clark, June 1995 and came in third due to the granular surfaces. Late Roman coins do not hold the interest I once had for them so more of them went to John Anthony for sale in his CT auctions. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328303[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I am down to two Faustas.</p><p>London - I bought this one from a dealer who had two London mint Faustas. The other one was four times the price of this one and was flat struck in the opposite direction so it had the mint mark and obvers hair clear but was missing the head of the reverse figure and detail in the bust drapery of the portrait. I paid to much for this one but I thought the other one was absurd. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Siscia - the same dealer on the same day had this one for half the price of the London coin. I rather wish I had not bought the London but the Siscia is pleasing to me. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328305[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7754499, member: 19463"]I have never found ex. Doug Smith coins all that desirable. Over the years, I have had piles and piles of them. The Heraclea was ex. Dan Clark, June 1995 and came in third due to the granular surfaces. Late Roman coins do not hold the interest I once had for them so more of them went to John Anthony for sale in his CT auctions. [ATTACH=full]1328303[/ATTACH] Now I am down to two Faustas. London - I bought this one from a dealer who had two London mint Faustas. The other one was four times the price of this one and was flat struck in the opposite direction so it had the mint mark and obvers hair clear but was missing the head of the reverse figure and detail in the bust drapery of the portrait. I paid to much for this one but I thought the other one was absurd. [ATTACH=full]1328304[/ATTACH] Siscia - the same dealer on the same day had this one for half the price of the London coin. I rather wish I had not bought the London but the Siscia is pleasing to me. [ATTACH=full]1328305[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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