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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8324096, member: 101855"]He deceived you in a way because he made his pictures dark which muted the green color of the “BD.” I am not sure if the BD will keep going, but it is a distraction. The Caligula AS in my collection is similarly affected, but it has been cleaned and stripped, and the BD appears to have arrested. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is a mess, but the portrait and lettering are bold. And given the high prices for the Caligula denarii, it fills the hole. </p><p><br /></p><p>On a U.S. coin, this would be a disaster. The coin would be highly undesirable. That does not seem to be true for ancient bronze, but I honestly don’t know what’s good and what’s bad in the ancient bronze coin field. That’s why I generally avoid buying the big bronze coins and stick to silver. For debased coins of the third century and later, I am fussy about the color and surfaces and have stayed away from green colored coins for the most part.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8324096, member: 101855"]He deceived you in a way because he made his pictures dark which muted the green color of the “BD.” I am not sure if the BD will keep going, but it is a distraction. The Caligula AS in my collection is similarly affected, but it has been cleaned and stripped, and the BD appears to have arrested. The coin is a mess, but the portrait and lettering are bold. And given the high prices for the Caligula denarii, it fills the hole. On a U.S. coin, this would be a disaster. The coin would be highly undesirable. That does not seem to be true for ancient bronze, but I honestly don’t know what’s good and what’s bad in the ancient bronze coin field. That’s why I generally avoid buying the big bronze coins and stick to silver. For debased coins of the third century and later, I am fussy about the color and surfaces and have stayed away from green colored coins for the most part.[/QUOTE]
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