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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Johnnie Black, post: 3029786, member: 79167&quot;]So I recently told [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] I wasn’t ready for real auction house bidding yet, but shortly after that I ended up trying it. I saw this Lucius Verus denarius and while I liked the obverse it appeared to have some white deposits on the reverse making it less appealing to other bidders.</p><p><br /></p><p>It arrived today and was darker than expected (nice surprise imo) but I also noticed that instead of white deposits on the reverse it’s more of the silver showing through the flaking patina. Here’s the auction house vs in hand photos. I don’t think they misrepresented anything, I think I just missed the obvious. Still learning here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]754858[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]754859[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lucius Verus, 161-169.</b></p><p>Denarius 17 mm, 2.7 g</p><p>Rome, 164-165.</p><p>L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS Bare head of Lucius Verus to right.</p><p><i>Rev.</i> TR P V IMP II COS II Mars standing right, holding reversed spear with his right hand and resting his left on shield set on ground.</p><p>BMC 376. Cohen 262. RIC 528.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share any dark toned denarii![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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