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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 8188989, member: 19463&quot;]Then as now Pescennius is available at prices all over the place mostly due to the fact that most of his coins were struck in really poor metal.&nbsp; My 90&#039;s vintage coin was $140 from a dealer who only saw a VG coin when he felt things under EF were trash.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433309[/ATTACH] </p><p>No one seems to care that many of his coins are known from very few (or one) examples.&nbsp; I understand that the best Pescennius denarii should sell for four digits but I see many with poor metal being offered for top dollar.&nbsp; When I first became interested in the subject, I was told that the only known Pescennius aureus was destroyed in WWII (true?) but a few have turned up since and the ones I have seen offered have been quite nice.&nbsp; Even the Beckers are nice looking.&nbsp; I recommend them highly to those unable to find the silver they want.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie76" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As for me, the coin I want is this &#039;unique&#039; as I was shown 50 years ago.&nbsp; Sure it was a Severus Alexander(?) originally but I&#039;d still love to have the coin or even be able to find the photo I had of its reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/gpesc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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