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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7796030, member: 97383&quot;]Rich, Your antoninianus looks like a solid VF, however, both obverse &amp; reverse dies show considerable wear. David Sear lists your coin in <b>Roman Coins and Their Values III, 2005</b> for $30 in VF condition, 16 years ago. So on todays market you did OK <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The antoninianus pictured below I bought slabbed by NGC, &amp; graded AU. It would be graded no more than XF by the major auction houses. It cost me no more than the price of the slab, so I considered it a bargain <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The reverse on my coin was also struck with a well worn die as compared to the obverse. Finding these common coin types struck from fresh dies isn&#039;t easy, &amp; are worthy of a premium price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338491[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Philip II as Caesar, AD 244-247. Rome Mint. Reverse: Philip II with spear &amp; globe, PRINCIPI IVVENT. RIC 218d; Sear 9240.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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