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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3143110, member: 88829&quot;]Wow, these guys know their material!</p><p>Bing&#039;s special legionary is certainly impressive even to one who is not conversant with that field (me).&nbsp; However, he did not make any comment about the &quot;deal&quot; he got, so I have to get that aspect from the peanut gallery.&nbsp; Hmmm.&nbsp; RC was all about the incredible deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bing went for historical and RC went for numismatic, sort of.&nbsp;&nbsp; A large part of what RC had to say about why his Nerva is interesting was focused on its scarcity in the marketplace, but he did not comment much on its <i>numismatic</i> significance (e.g. does it fill in a gap?).&nbsp; Bing gave us a nice glimpse at the historical setting for the special legionary piece, pinpointing the significance of the team behind the icon.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for appearance, the photos are not of equal merit, but Bing&#039;s item seems to be more complete in the clarity of its design and textual elements.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If they had a category for a honking schnoz (look it up), Andrew has a Galba that would take it hands down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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