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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2157613, member: 19463&quot;]I am perfectly fine with &quot;aVF with strong effects of double strike on both the obverse &amp; reverse legends.&quot;&nbsp; We take ourselves too seriously when we call AE1 and AE2 denominations.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care if this example is 24mm.&nbsp; The type is AE2.&nbsp; This one became AE1 diameter by being hit too hard and too often.&nbsp; Bing showed a 20mm one of similar type.&nbsp; These were not made with collars so diameter will vary.&nbsp; The coin before it and after it may well have been normal 22mm coins.&nbsp; I have 24mm AE2&#039;s also.&nbsp; They are not rare and look nicer than coins hit with a half hearted swing of the hammer.&nbsp; We have to be careful when we create hard divisions.&nbsp; Many small coins are listed as AE 3/4 because they hover around the 17mm mark but collectors can&#039;t cope with the fact that 16mm and 18mm are acceptable for the same coin.&nbsp; &nbsp; Regarding the grade of this coin:&nbsp; I&#039;d give it a Yes +.&nbsp; That means I would like to own it, very much.&nbsp; With no double strike and more clear legends it would be a Yes (I would like to own it anyway). </p><p><br /></p><p>The word Centenionalis was snagged out of history as a name for a coin but exactly which coins were called that is less than certain.&nbsp; That&#039;s why most people use AE2 but we have shown that is less than perfect as well.</p><p><img src="https://gingersnapsbjj.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/universe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>...neither is ancient numismatics.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Anyone else watch this week&#039;s episode of Star Talk?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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