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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25562098, member: 134416&quot;]It&#039;s not my nicest one, but it&#039;s my only photographed one.&nbsp; I also only have a couple of Salonina coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure the OP is aware of the BD.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen it on some uncleaned Parthian coins, but I&#039;m not sure how it affects billon coins. It would also be interesting to know how many shiny Ants came out of the ground with some fuzz. Probably more than we think. A stable, uncleaned &#039;silver&#039; Antoninianus is one which has eluded my small uncleaned collection.&nbsp; One kind of like Romismatist&#039;s &#039;before&#039; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636958[/ATTACH]</p><p>Volusian. 251-253 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.10 gm, 24mm). Rome mint. Struck 251/2 AD. Obv.: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, holding branch in her right hand and transverse scepter with her left; in field to right, star. Cohen 71; RIC 180. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy buying coins from the European dealer who sold me this one.&nbsp; However, most of the silver coins are shiny, which isn&#039;t so bad on common Ant&#039;s, but I think this one was one of the rare exceptions.&nbsp; I purchased it for the oversized flan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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