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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 805834, member: 19463"]I have no idea why. I discussed it a bit on my page on ugly coins but do not know anything certain:</p><p><a href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac59ugl.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac59ugl.html" rel="nofollow">http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac59ugl.html</a></p><p> </p><p>My ugly page is devoted to coins that were special enough to me to make me want them despite their appearance. Each tells a story. Some tell stories that mint state examples could never tell but it would be hard to turn down a trade if someone offered a mint state example. The Septimius LEG XXII PRI is coin number #35 in my collection. I have owned it a while. It is the most hard to find of the Septimius Legionary numbers and I remain proud of having recognized that fact when I bought it out of a coin show junk bin. Since then I have added others of the type but it will never be 'replaced' (unless you have a mint state, full legend one to trade).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 805834, member: 19463"]I have no idea why. I discussed it a bit on my page on ugly coins but do not know anything certain: [URL]http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac59ugl.html[/URL] My ugly page is devoted to coins that were special enough to me to make me want them despite their appearance. Each tells a story. Some tell stories that mint state examples could never tell but it would be hard to turn down a trade if someone offered a mint state example. The Septimius LEG XXII PRI is coin number #35 in my collection. I have owned it a while. It is the most hard to find of the Septimius Legionary numbers and I remain proud of having recognized that fact when I bought it out of a coin show junk bin. Since then I have added others of the type but it will never be 'replaced' (unless you have a mint state, full legend one to trade).[/QUOTE]
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