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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2227822, member: 39084&quot;]In terms of grading ancient coins, &quot;style&quot; is a bit different from grade (VF, EF, etc.), but is typically a criteria that applies to the devices (both obverse and reverse) of a coin.&nbsp; This is not a criteria that&#039;s used for modern coins, but it&#039;s one that a collector of ancients needs to recognize, as well as develop expertise in evaluating style.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Content</i> (i.e., the images and scenes depicted on a coin&#039;s obverse and reverse) isn&#039;t part of a coin&#039;s grade but of course can greatly affect a coin&#039;s desirability and value, sometimes to the extent that it becomes more important than the grading criteria.&nbsp; E.g., an <i>Ides of March</i> denarius is highly desirable and valuable in almost any condition, so style and grade is much less meaningful for such coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My post above was aimed at elucidating the issues of grading and condition -- content is an entirely separate topic for discussion.&nbsp; That&#039;s what makes ancient coins so interesting and different from modern coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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