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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1732865, member: 19463&quot;]I trust you recognized the Marius in that lot.&nbsp; The question is whether the person that wandered into the shop was aware that Marius was a step up from the other LRB&#039;s in the group.&nbsp; Certainly any silver of the period is a step up so the Gratian is a special item.&nbsp; The Vahabalathus is a common coin and available nicer when it comes to surfaces.&nbsp; Technically you should display the Aurelian side as the reverse since the Antioch mint was under control of the boy king and, more importantly, the S under Aurelian is the workshop number (6) and mintmarks are on the reverse in this period.&nbsp; The Trier Constantius II is a nice coin but at this period being a leftie and fancier bust is not as premium as in other times.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In the low end group, I think I see two coins of the third century but most are between Constantine and Gratian periods.&nbsp; The Marius does not belong in this group even though it has a rough patch on the reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do such things walk in loose like shown or were they in holders/albums?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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