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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2130565, member: 39084&quot;]While browsing some of the upcoming auctions listed on Sixbid&#039;s website, I came upon this Vitellius sestertius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]405600[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What I found amazing about this coin was the auction house&#039;s description of it, which I&#039;ll only partially list here:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Sestertius late April-December 69, Æ 24.82 g. Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. Pax standing l., holding branch and cornucopiae. C 67. RIC 118.Very rare. ---------------------------------------, otherwise good very fine / very fine&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The dashes represent redacted text that I found to be surprisingly candid, especially for a major auction house and a coin estimated at around $3,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious whether other ancient collectors of bronzes perceive the fairly severe issue about the coin that the auction house felt compelled to include in the description.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll reveal the redacted text after giving any interested collectors a chance to pen their opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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