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Message:: [QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1702927, member: 9204"]Some recommendations: - Drop the "Lived" dates. It clutters the presentation. The dates of the emperor's reign and the struck dates should be plenty. - Check the "Reigned" dates. He was Caesar from 293-305, and Augustus only from 305-306. I'd place this immediately following his name "Constantius I. As Caesar, 293-305." - Add the obverse description. In this case, "Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right" - Consider adding the legends. Especially the mintmark! - I recommend that you explicitly state the mint, "Alexandria mint." Most people just name the city, but I don't think it's very clear. - The "Minted" dates should be the "struck" dates. This is an important distinction that many do not make. When a coin can be determined to have been made at a particular time, it was "struck." If a coin says the date on it, it is said to be "dated." Struck AD 296-297. - Instead of just listing the reference as RIC 43, I'd recommend saying "Reference: RIC 43." If people need to be told that 293-305 are the "reign dates," then I bet they'd like to know what RIC is! Otherwise, I'm pretty impressed. These things are usually full of useless additional information. But you've really done a good job of drawing the reader in without overwhelming them.[/QUOTE]