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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3321576, member: 75937&quot;]For me, there are other considerations that often take precedence over style OR condition: scarcity and historical interest. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some coins that are so difficult to come by that when they come up at auction, you&#039;d better get them because you may not have another opportunity for some years and style and condition don&#039;t matter. </p><p><br /></p><p>With some Roman provincial issues, they are rendered so unartistically that there&#039;s no such thing as &quot;fine style&quot; to take into consideration and it comes down to scarcity or condition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins have so much historical interest that condition and style are secondary considerations. </p><p><br /></p><p>But that&#039;s evading the question, which is limited to style vs. condition. I&#039;ve seen some high-grade but ugly tribute pennies in my day, where the emperor looks wizened and emaciated. But my avatar coin has a lovely portrait, even though it&#039;s VF and off-center. That&#039;s why I answered &quot;style.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]880487[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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