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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4191372, member: 15481&quot;]There are some more coins I&#039;d like to add to this thread:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076118[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I really like this Gordian III. So many of his coins are results of poorer craftsmanship than we know we can hope for. This coin has high relief, all his facial features are intact, and the reverse is good enough. Wasn&#039;t too bad in price either, about 30% premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076119[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I was prepared to pay a far higher premium on this Philip I from Antioch. The moment I saw it, it was like&nbsp; a &quot;must have&quot; coin for me. That can be expensive, but luckily I got away with it for 160$. That&#039;s more than usual for one of his coins indeed, but I had 250$ as my limit. Everything is centered. The flan is almost round. The portrait has a lot of personality to it, and the reverse is quite excellent. In my opinion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076117[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s quite possible I went a little overboard with this one.... I paid 150% of RCV catalog value. I haven&#039;t seen it in this condition many times since, though. That was the Commodus coin I wanted for my collection. It&#039;s really him. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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