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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1631566, member: 19463"][ATTACH]233288.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have begun working on a new page for my website. I'm not yet certain enough where it will go to advertise that but I am looking for opinions on these four coins. All four are provincial dupondii from Nemausus (Nimes) showing Agrippa and Augustus with a crocodile chained to a palm. They are not all the same exact type but for this purpose I'd prefer they all be considered the same. The photo is to scale between coins with the largest (right) being 28mm. </p><p><br /></p><p>My question is which do you prefer? These coins come in a huge range of conditions and faults abound. Not all of these sold for the same price. I would like opinions as to which of the four you would consider the nicest and the one that should sell for the highest price or carry the highest grade letters. If you wish you may assign grades of all 4 and explain why you saw it that way. I am convinced all four are genuine and none are a rare enough variation that it carries a premium. One of them is ex-ANS collection and that always carries a premium but for this purpose we should ignore such factors. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping that not everyone agrees on this. If you are willing to offer an opinion but are shy to post it publicly, feel free to email or PM me through any of the groups we have in common. This is not a test; there is no 'right' answer. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1631566, member: 19463"][ATTACH]233288.vB[/ATTACH] I have begun working on a new page for my website. I'm not yet certain enough where it will go to advertise that but I am looking for opinions on these four coins. All four are provincial dupondii from Nemausus (Nimes) showing Agrippa and Augustus with a crocodile chained to a palm. They are not all the same exact type but for this purpose I'd prefer they all be considered the same. The photo is to scale between coins with the largest (right) being 28mm. My question is which do you prefer? These coins come in a huge range of conditions and faults abound. Not all of these sold for the same price. I would like opinions as to which of the four you would consider the nicest and the one that should sell for the highest price or carry the highest grade letters. If you wish you may assign grades of all 4 and explain why you saw it that way. I am convinced all four are genuine and none are a rare enough variation that it carries a premium. One of them is ex-ANS collection and that always carries a premium but for this purpose we should ignore such factors. I am hoping that not everyone agrees on this. If you are willing to offer an opinion but are shy to post it publicly, feel free to email or PM me through any of the groups we have in common. This is not a test; there is no 'right' answer. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
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