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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1659576, member: 19463&quot;]I believe I see a trace of laurel wreath ties behind Augustus&#039; head which would make the coin Sear 1730 rather than 1729.&nbsp; The head itself is a bit flatly struck so I can&#039;t say I see any of the laurel but there would not be ties if there were not a wreath.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On Mariniana, the ID seems fine but I don&#039;t see much wear on the coin.&nbsp; I believe the condition is a function of corrosion.&nbsp; We see an outline of the ear and hair details on the high points that would not be there on a coin with good old honest circulation wear.&nbsp; I imagine the coin is a field find from a metal detectorist that suffered greatly from the burial directly in the ground rather than in a pot protected by other coins.&nbsp; Reverses on coins of the third century often are weak in the middle of the reverse due to the flans being too thin to have enough metal to fill both obverse and reverse details.&nbsp; This may explain the lack of detail in the bird.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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