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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3182100, member: 39084&quot;]This is a fairly common Vespasian denarius, RIC II 546.&nbsp; The obverse is well centered with good detail and a good portrait, while the reverse is moderately well centered with slightly less detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>The surfaces are rough and might have been overly (harshly) cleaned; they also appear to be a bit porous and <i>possibly</i> somewhat tooled (re-engraved) on the reverse to bring out the details in the seated figure and seat.</p><p><br /></p><p>My personal evaluation of this coin&#039;s condition is &quot;about VF.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of the same type that sold at an e-auction in June 2017 for about $55:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]820143[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin&#039;s surface is better, the centering is slightly worse, and the obverse portrait is at least equal to the coin that you post above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would not purchase the coin that you post (above) due to the poor condition of the surface.&nbsp; If it is indeed porous -- which I can&#039;t know from just a picture -- the coin could be fragile and prone to breakage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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