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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4681045, member: 19463"]<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html</a></p><p>When I wrote my page on these (above) I was convinced that there was no perfect coin and ran four that I had at that time through a point by point ranking. Joe's coin is most certainly a wonderful specimen with only one fault that bothers me. Agrippa was a naval hero. His portrait on this type shows him with a rostral crown.</p><p>My best specimen has this feature off flan. So does Joe's.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152427[/ATTACH]</p><p>That does not mean I prefer TIF's 2nd or Collect89's coins but they do have nice rostral crowns. The other feature I really prefer is the chain showing that the croc is a captive. Joe's coin is wonderful in this regard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent a few months really searching for these and failing to find coins in my price bracket or double that range that struck me as well balanced. Instead of getting one nice coin, I ended up trying for coins that showed one important feature and one from each of the three major periods.</p><p>The first has Augustus bare headed and the scrawny croc shows teeth pointing up from the snout.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152419[/ATTACH]</p><p>Second we see Augustus with a laurel wreath which can be seen even on worn specimens from the ties behind his neck. Most coins I saw were from this middle period.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152420[/ATTACH]</p><p>The last group added PP to the obverse. I only have one of these and paid too much for the weak strike but really liked the smooth patina. On these, you have to make choices.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152421[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also lack a countermarked coin never seeing one that struck my fancy. The other thing to collect on these is halved coins made for change. Since the dies were not oriented in a consistent way, you can get coins with the croc head behind either of the men or straight across showing most of the croc and none of the tree or vice-versa. I never bought one with the croc head behind Agrippa or one with all the top and no croc. Do note that it is possible to place the coins into the early, middle or late periods even from halves.</p><p>early with teeth up</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152423[/ATTACH]</p><p>middle with ties behind Augustus' neck[ATTACH=full]1152422[/ATTACH] late with P under chin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152424[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4681045, member: 19463"][URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html[/URL] When I wrote my page on these (above) I was convinced that there was no perfect coin and ran four that I had at that time through a point by point ranking. Joe's coin is most certainly a wonderful specimen with only one fault that bothers me. Agrippa was a naval hero. His portrait on this type shows him with a rostral crown. My best specimen has this feature off flan. So does Joe's. [ATTACH=full]1152427[/ATTACH] That does not mean I prefer TIF's 2nd or Collect89's coins but they do have nice rostral crowns. The other feature I really prefer is the chain showing that the croc is a captive. Joe's coin is wonderful in this regard. I spent a few months really searching for these and failing to find coins in my price bracket or double that range that struck me as well balanced. Instead of getting one nice coin, I ended up trying for coins that showed one important feature and one from each of the three major periods. The first has Augustus bare headed and the scrawny croc shows teeth pointing up from the snout. [ATTACH=full]1152419[/ATTACH] Second we see Augustus with a laurel wreath which can be seen even on worn specimens from the ties behind his neck. Most coins I saw were from this middle period. [ATTACH=full]1152420[/ATTACH] The last group added PP to the obverse. I only have one of these and paid too much for the weak strike but really liked the smooth patina. On these, you have to make choices. [ATTACH=full]1152421[/ATTACH] I also lack a countermarked coin never seeing one that struck my fancy. The other thing to collect on these is halved coins made for change. Since the dies were not oriented in a consistent way, you can get coins with the croc head behind either of the men or straight across showing most of the croc and none of the tree or vice-versa. I never bought one with the croc head behind Agrippa or one with all the top and no croc. Do note that it is possible to place the coins into the early, middle or late periods even from halves. early with teeth up [ATTACH=full]1152423[/ATTACH] middle with ties behind Augustus' neck[ATTACH=full]1152422[/ATTACH] late with P under chin [ATTACH=full]1152424[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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