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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2750893, member: 19463&quot;]Hadrian AE drachm Alexandria - quadriga of elephants year 2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a less worn Julia Domna Venus sestertius but I like this one better because it has a better portrait die style and decent surfaces.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630083[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This as of Claudius has a nice green patina and relatively clear obverse legend considering the wear.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630084[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several of these Augustus and Agrippa dupondii of Nemausus but this one has wear (and uneven strike) rather than the boatload of other faults we usually see on these.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630087[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No one collects late Roman coins with a lot of wear but I traded a CT regular a Commodus denarius for this one. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]630090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I strongly prefer worn coins to those with corrosion or other roughness producing faults.&nbsp; For the money my favorite NGC grade would be Fine 5/5 5/5.&nbsp; I can not stand the thought of AU 1/5 1/5.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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