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Message:: [QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2865638, member: 57495"]This Roman Republic issue of the moneyer Plautius Plancus is notorious for poor centering and flat strikes, but it was very close to the top of the list of RR coins that I wanted, so my plan was to keep waiting for a good one, and hope that it would fall within my budget.  As impressively hideous as a full-on facing head of Medusa is, it's really the reverse that makes this issue for me.  When I saw how (relatively) well struck and centered the reverse of this example was, and that the coin had the sort of lovely old collection toning I love, it was kind of like all of those four beautiful, on-flan horses' heads were singing to me.  As is often the case when a particular coin sings to me, I was prepared to go higher than was sensible for this one, but at the end of auction day, I won it for a bit less than my max.  My final price after buyer's premium and shipping was about $550.  I was happy to let them take my money <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. [ATTACH=full]683585[/ATTACH] ROMAN REPUBLICAR Denarius. 4.03g, 18mm. Rome mint, 47 BC, L. Plautius Plancus, moneyer. Crawford 453/1c; CRI 29a; Sydenham 959b. O: L.PLAVTIVS, facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair. R: Aurora flying right, holding a palm branch and conducting the four horses of the Sun; PLANCVS below.[/QUOTE]