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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3565409, member: 96898&quot;]That&#039;s indeed a very neat coin! Also, glad to hear you got it for a good price.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I assembled a &quot;set&quot; of tetrarchy folles two years ago, I decided to go for examples with as much remaining silvering as possible. Looking at coins like yours makes me doubt whether this was the wisest choice. As the Severus II follis below illustrates, it often seem to come down to a trade-off between silvering and sharpness. (Yes, I know I have shown this coin before, but it seems to fit in here so well...)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948389[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Severus II, Roman Empire, AE silvered Follis, 305–306 AD, Heraclea mint. Obv: FL VAL SEVERVS NOBIL CAES; laureate bust of Severus II r. Rev: GENIO POBVLI ROMANI; Genius of the Roman People standing l., holding patera and cornucopiae; in exergue, HTS. 28mm, 11.24g. Ref: RIC VI Heraclea 25,S.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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