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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3447122, member: 75937"]Grading is secondary, maybe tertiary, when it comes to an ancient coin's desirability. Depending on the issue and on the collector, artistic style plays a huge role, and rarity plays a huge role. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a common coin of Gallienus in a collectible grade, but the reason I paid far more for it than for another example in the same grade was because it had the finest representation of a tiger I had ever seen on the issue. STYLE was the driving force behind its eye-appeal. I didn't care the obverse legend wasn't full. I didn't care about the irregularly-shaped flan. I didn't care about the die-cud on the reverse (in front of the tiger). I bought it for the tiger:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]915238[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Beggars can't be choosers when it comes to very rare issues. If you don't pick up a rare coin in suboptimal condition, you may never live to see a better example. Try to find THIS dupondius for sale anywhere. Did I care about the rough surfaces? Did I care about the illegible DIVA A in the obverse inscription? No. I knew that if I didn't get it, I would never have the opportunity again:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]915241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3447122, member: 75937"]Grading is secondary, maybe tertiary, when it comes to an ancient coin's desirability. Depending on the issue and on the collector, artistic style plays a huge role, and rarity plays a huge role. Here's a common coin of Gallienus in a collectible grade, but the reason I paid far more for it than for another example in the same grade was because it had the finest representation of a tiger I had ever seen on the issue. STYLE was the driving force behind its eye-appeal. I didn't care the obverse legend wasn't full. I didn't care about the irregularly-shaped flan. I didn't care about the die-cud on the reverse (in front of the tiger). I bought it for the tiger: [ATTACH=full]915238[/ATTACH] Beggars can't be choosers when it comes to very rare issues. If you don't pick up a rare coin in suboptimal condition, you may never live to see a better example. Try to find THIS dupondius for sale anywhere. Did I care about the rough surfaces? Did I care about the illegible DIVA A in the obverse inscription? No. I knew that if I didn't get it, I would never have the opportunity again: [ATTACH=full]915241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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