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Message:: [QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4510503, member: 75937"]Vagi is a wonderful reference to learn about Roman coins and Roman history in general, but it is NOT a comprehensive list of types. It is a general price guide with a few interesting reverse types singled out for special consideration. It is not specific enough to distinguish most coins from one another. It lists only 5 denarii of Trajan, for example. A generic price for those with a right-facing bust, a generic price for those with a left-facing bust, a listing for the DANVVIVS reverse type, a listing for the SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI with Trajan's column reverse type, and the VIA TRAIANA reverse. That's it. That's why it's not used in collector's or dealer's descriptions. All of my Trajan denarii -- and I have about a dozen different ones -- would be Vagi 1233.[/QUOTE]