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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3143763, member: 88829&quot;]Bensi gave a nicely divided history of the person responsible for the creation of the coin and an introduction to the commerce at the time that would have used it.&nbsp; Two paragraphs well arranged.&nbsp; I really liked the family conflict detail.&nbsp; Ryro struggled with whether to talk about the imagery on the coin or the circumstances of its creation in c195 BC.&nbsp; Nice effort, but he just didn&#039;t quite get it together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryro didn&#039;t really talk about what made his price a good buy, and the number seemed pretty typical.&nbsp; Bensi did spend time extolling the virtues of his coin in a difficult market.&nbsp; I got it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I have a bias toward Hellenistic art style over the Byzantine, I had to focus on something more neutral, which was state of preservation.&nbsp; I have seen many Alexandrian tets that grade with this much wear.&nbsp; Not bad, but not particularly sharp either.&nbsp; However, from what I have seen of Byzantine bronze this coin is exceptional out of the gate.&nbsp; I have no idea what that does in the marketplace, but in a collection it is a standout.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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