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Message:: [QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4760570, member: 97383"]I'm sure most collectors of Roman coins share your thoughts. Most collectors are satisfied to get a major type of a certain emperor or member of his family, but there are specialists who are very interested in collecting by varieties, obviously you're not. I must point out the difference between the coin you posted & my coin have more than a minutia of difference, your coin depicts Philip II as seen from behind & my coin depicts him from a front view. Even a person with limited vision can see this. Your coin, McAlee 1009, is very common & despite the obvious corrosion on the portrait not a bad looking coin & worth the $45 you paid for it. As the hobby of Roman coins grows you'll see more collectors interested in collecting by varieties, & studies by McAlee, Prieur, Cloke & Toone, Guy Lacam & many other experts are important tools being used by specialists.[/QUOTE]