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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2672844, member: 19463&quot;]This barbarous tetradrachm illustrates that being off center can go poorly as well as well.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]595606[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not all will agree on what is a good direction.&nbsp; Judging only by centering and obverse legend lost, which of the two coins below has a more desirable situation?</p><p><br /></p><p>All the emperor&#039;s name (SEP SEV) is clear:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595613[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>None of the SEP SEV is on flan:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595614[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a very rare dating device (IICO at right end of obverse legend) but identifiable only by sharing a die with better specimens.&nbsp; The second (ignore it being a higher grade) is a common COS II obverse.&nbsp; A specialist would prefer the centering on these two were switched. A collector wanting only one Septimius, might prefer one with his name showing and not care about the dating device.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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