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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GregH, post: 2374983, member: 75936&quot;]I&#039;m a bit worried now. The most expensive coin i own came from Athena - a rare provincial of Uranius Antoninus. It also has the Athena trademark desert patina. This dealer sells a lot of the types of coins I&#039;m interested in - rare emperors like Martinian and Nepotian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at this Nepotian for example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486109[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not a great coin in terms of condition, but you almost never see Nepotians offered anywhere. Nepotian ruled from Rome for 28 days in 350AD. Is Rome even a location where a coin can acquire a desert patina?</p><p><br /></p><p>When selling coins, artificial patinas MUST be disclosed as a matter of ethics. So yes, I will have to pass on any suspicions I have if I re-sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I still think the OP coin is desirable. And the asking price isn&#039;t exhorbitant, so I&#039;m still considering it, taking into account my reservations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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