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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3322009, member: 44357&quot;]My priority, which varies depending on the coin, is roughly:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. History</p><p>2. Artistry (fine style for the type and generally &quot;beautiful&quot;)</p><p>3. Detail (I generally try to avoid &lt; VF)</p><p>4. Minimal marks/scrapes/etc.</p><p>5. Centering/Strike</p><p>6. Overall eye appeal (I recognize toning is impermanent but it does add appeal)</p><p><br /></p><p>There have been some comments recently about the importance of centering and strike. I definitely agree but I am willing to put up with a fair amount of imperfect centering versus an inferior styled coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, I paid a strong price for this coin in the most recent Triton sale because it ticks all of my boxes except for complete centering. It&#039;s a common type and others might pass immediately because of the centering but based purely on my personal criteria, it&#039;s one of the nicest ones I&#039;ve seen and one I was happy to purchase:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]880609[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.70 g, 11h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; KPOTΩNIA-TAΣ around / The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles, nude, crouching facing on rock, head left, strangling a serpent in each hand. Attianese 163 (this coin illustrated and enlarged); HN Italy 2157; SNG ANS 386 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 617–8; Basel 199; Dewing 513; Gulbenkian 132–3; Jameson 433–4; Kraay &amp; Hirmer 271; de Luynes 735 (same dies). EF, light iridescent tone, slightly off center. Fine style. </p><p><br /></p><p>From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica. Ex Gorny &amp; Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 19; Giessener Münzhandlung 55 (14 May 1991), lot 30.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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