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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2010272, member: 19463&quot;]This is a good example of a thorny question. This is a very common type of a very commpn emperor but it is vastly more common from other mints and this particular mint mark is more rare than most.&nbsp; If you could find someone who was trying to gather in the whole set, they might be inclined to pay double (more?) as the same coin from, say, Siscia but to most of us it is just a common type of a common emperor.&nbsp; Is there something really special about the mintmark?&nbsp; It has a leaf which is a little special but the generalist in me would rather have one with the officina spelled out (Prima, Secunda) or a nice bold full flan example of a common mint.&nbsp; How much is it worth? I&#039;d say $10 to $30 depending on which buyer you find.&nbsp; We know people who like coins of RIC IX but we don&#039;t know if they already have a nicer one or even if a dedicated Gratian specialist wants each and every variation enough to pay extra for a coin with crowded legends.&nbsp; I do not really care about Gratian but, if this coin were in one of my areas of interest, I&#039;d buy the coin for a low price but would wait and see if I ever found another better or cheaper were it being offered as something rare and expensive.&nbsp; How much is it worth to you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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