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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4363295, member: 44316&quot;]I wonder who told you that. It is clearly clipped. Solidi from that period always weigh more, as you note, unless they are clipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Professional dealers can be expected to know more than most potential buyers. If they can identify a significant flaw that some potential buyers will not notice, is it their responsibility to note it explicitly?&nbsp; Or, can they omit mention of it (which they might in order to sell it higher)?&nbsp; Can they, in the case of the solidus, rationalize that they gave the weight and the buyer should know it was supposed to weigh more and it is therefore &quot;obviously&quot; clipped?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the dealer should note, in words, flaws of that significance. Dealers should be &quot;trustworthy&quot;-- worthy of trust they that are on the side of you, the customer considering buying the coin, as much as they are on the their own side as the seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the buyer of that solidus has grounds to return it. That listing (lot 1256) erodes trust. You can bet that if Roma were the potential buyer their knowledge about clipping would have significantly impacted how much they would pay for that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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