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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3070407, member: 19463&quot;]Each of us gains enjoyment from different things.&nbsp; Some are thrilled to be able to ID any scrap of bronze and convince themselves that they actually do have a great rarity even though many of us would be hard pressed to say which side is &#039;up&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I like these little bronzes when they show very little detail but, by some massive stroke of luck, that detail is exactly what is needed to make the ID.&nbsp; I tend to avoid coins that lack the mintmark and that is probably 3/4 of the late, late Roman AE4&#039;s. The Leo I below has no mintmark but is Constantiople because that mint is listed as the one that issued some coins with Greek lambda replacing the L in Leo.&nbsp; Were the coin off center in the opposite direction, I would have no desire to own it but it is, as it is, a favorite late, late Roman.&nbsp; I am rather sure that the dirt filled recesses under the chin and at reverse extreme right connect making a natural hole but you can bet I will not be cleaning it to find out for sure. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]771450[/ATTACH] </p><p>How would those who live to grade coins grade this one?&nbsp; That&#039;s right, they don&#039;t collect late, late AE4&#039;s for good reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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