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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2218564, member: 44316&quot;]The is a significant difference between style and state of preservation. All of us can appreciate a coin well-centered in high grade, but that does not mean it has good style. Some issues have more variable style than others. Take a look at this Lucilla (which I just got at the ANA) and compare it to the many examples, widely varying in style, that you can find on your favorite web site. Often the nose is large and the portrait cartoonish. If you just want a Lucilla, one with a large nose suffices and you might think that &quot;high grade&quot; is the primary desirable characteristic. However, this has been a very good thread because it emphasizes something important other than the US-coin emphasis on state of preservation alone (For any given type, US coins all have exactly the same style, so grade is king). There is more to ancient coins than just grade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]434310[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]434311[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lucilla, sister of Commodus. AR19-18. 3.46 grams.</p><p>INVONI LVCINAE</p><p>Juno seated left holding flower and infant.</p><p>RIC III 770[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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