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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1832898, member: 42773&quot;]Thank you for the comments, friends. My interest in this coin had little to do with the toning, however - it&#039;s a bit too much for my taste. Perhaps it won&#039;t be so dark in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>What did interest me was the grade of the coin for its type, but I wish I had more specimens to compare it to. There are a couple for sale on vcoins that grade F and below. The example on Wildwinds is maybe a gF, and there&#039;s one listed on acsearch, sold by FORVM, that&#039;s positively decrepit. My coin stands head and shoulders over that small sample, but it would be instructive to see more pieces of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I believe the coin holds its own, compared to the overall grades and values of the generally scarce Emesa denarii, and I don&#039;t believe I overpaid for it. And if I did, well...<i>c&#039;est la vie</i>. This one stays in my permanent collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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