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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3266337, member: 76086"]My photo is terrible, but its a great coin with a lovely patina and historical to boot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have another of this coin, but not sure I will keep it. This example is struck on a very large flan with a sublime portrait. Its really nice in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That was a nice find. And completely random as well. But I think it should hopefully show that just about all auctions and venues have real bargains just waiting to be found. It takes a lot of time and patience to sometimes find the gems in the rough.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably my favorite. Later in the year another example was sold by CNG, technically in better grade (and nearly double the price) but I prefer my example. It's where 'eye appeal' comes into play. Some people just want the highest grade possible, but some of us just want what looks nice and has that history attached. For me my more worn example is far more valuable. But then, we all see different things in coins, dont we?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree. Tyche clearly (to me) shows the same (or nearly so) portrait as Vespasian. There are plenty of examples in Roman coinage which show portraits of certain personalities as deities (I have posted some before). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've posted the coin before. Not a great example, but very interesting to say the least. One has to wonder about coins such as that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, as I originally posted I didnt want to say much about why I liked each of these coins. I wanted to see what others had to say first. So, there are my comments. Only partial of course. There are other reasons why I liked them so much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3266337, member: 76086"]My photo is terrible, but its a great coin with a lovely patina and historical to boot. I have another of this coin, but not sure I will keep it. This example is struck on a very large flan with a sublime portrait. Its really nice in hand. That was a nice find. And completely random as well. But I think it should hopefully show that just about all auctions and venues have real bargains just waiting to be found. It takes a lot of time and patience to sometimes find the gems in the rough. Probably my favorite. Later in the year another example was sold by CNG, technically in better grade (and nearly double the price) but I prefer my example. It's where 'eye appeal' comes into play. Some people just want the highest grade possible, but some of us just want what looks nice and has that history attached. For me my more worn example is far more valuable. But then, we all see different things in coins, dont we? I agree. Tyche clearly (to me) shows the same (or nearly so) portrait as Vespasian. There are plenty of examples in Roman coinage which show portraits of certain personalities as deities (I have posted some before). I've posted the coin before. Not a great example, but very interesting to say the least. One has to wonder about coins such as that one. Anyway, as I originally posted I didnt want to say much about why I liked each of these coins. I wanted to see what others had to say first. So, there are my comments. Only partial of course. There are other reasons why I liked them so much.[/QUOTE]
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