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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2061204, member: 19463&quot;]That is a nice obverse combined with a premium reverse.&nbsp; I do not see any inappropriate conservation.&nbsp; All ancients are cleaned so it is hard to say where to draw the line but this one seems well done. </p><p><br /></p><p>Steve brings up a good question.&nbsp; Is it appropriate for us to &#039;pile on&#039; to threads with related coins?&nbsp; Should we limit piles to coins we have not shown before or for a long time or just use coins really pertinent to the subject of the OP?&nbsp; In this case the subjects were Trajan, sestertius and levels of smoothing.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Would someone like to explain the reverse and why it is most appropriate for Trajan?</p><p><br /></p><p>Pile on as - the shields are Dacian style and would have been recognized by soldiers in the campaign.&nbsp; What other Dacian types of Trajan are there?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]380058[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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