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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343625, member: 110226"]When I think of grade for ancient coins, I think of wear. Of course it is often hard to differentiate between wear and worn dies. So, a provincial Roman drachm from Alexandria might have a lot of flatness from an over-used die, but, for the type grade VF or EF. Ditto for Byzantine bronze coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course other factors are present, such corrosion, poor strike, doubling, overstirke, tooling and smoothing, flan flaws, etc. but I think of these factors as being separate from grade being in the realm of surface condition, so, for example, a Byzantine follis could be an EF for wear but also have flan flaws and an uneven strike, which need to be included in the coin's description.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343625, member: 110226"]When I think of grade for ancient coins, I think of wear. Of course it is often hard to differentiate between wear and worn dies. So, a provincial Roman drachm from Alexandria might have a lot of flatness from an over-used die, but, for the type grade VF or EF. Ditto for Byzantine bronze coinage. Of course other factors are present, such corrosion, poor strike, doubling, overstirke, tooling and smoothing, flan flaws, etc. but I think of these factors as being separate from grade being in the realm of surface condition, so, for example, a Byzantine follis could be an EF for wear but also have flan flaws and an uneven strike, which need to be included in the coin's description.[/QUOTE]
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