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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7682509, member: 19463"]Yes the Septimius is a rather scarce coin not appropriate for inclusion in a 'one per emperor' set. You should sell it to someone who would appreciate it and buy a Rome mint coin from later in the reign that would better represent this ruler in a single coin. Perhaps you would like something with the forked beard like the one below better.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1319406[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have your exact coin but do have the <u>much</u> more rare version with IICOS on the reverse. Specialists would accept this coin despite its wear and weaknesses but no one would want it as their only SS coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1319405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You completely miss the point on NGC grading of Ancient coins. The letter grades ONLY represent wear on the coin and do not take into consideration things like strike, surfaces (including deposits) and faults. Your slab is the bargain basement version. If you paid the full fee for the full service grading, you would have been given numerical ratings on a five point scale that rated strike and surface quality. There has been no mistake. You are due no refund.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7682509, member: 19463"]Yes the Septimius is a rather scarce coin not appropriate for inclusion in a 'one per emperor' set. You should sell it to someone who would appreciate it and buy a Rome mint coin from later in the reign that would better represent this ruler in a single coin. Perhaps you would like something with the forked beard like the one below better. [ATTACH=full]1319406[/ATTACH] I don't have your exact coin but do have the [U]much[/U] more rare version with IICOS on the reverse. Specialists would accept this coin despite its wear and weaknesses but no one would want it as their only SS coin. [ATTACH=full]1319405[/ATTACH] You completely miss the point on NGC grading of Ancient coins. The letter grades ONLY represent wear on the coin and do not take into consideration things like strike, surfaces (including deposits) and faults. Your slab is the bargain basement version. If you paid the full fee for the full service grading, you would have been given numerical ratings on a five point scale that rated strike and surface quality. There has been no mistake. You are due no refund.[/QUOTE]
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