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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8084786, member: 56859&quot;]I have so many coins of low quality but most of them are interesting enough in some way.&nbsp; That&#039;s just how it goes if you collect provincial bronzes.&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404511[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena.&nbsp; Elagabalus</b></p><p>AE 19 mm, 4.13 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear.</p><p>Rev: Centaur advancing right, drawing bow; behind, two vexilla; to left, bull(?) head right (Castelin&#039;s article says possible female head right, with mural crown and veil)</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Cf. Castelin 14-16.&nbsp; Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s Castelin&#039;s article that serves as reference for the type:</p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan8633" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan8633" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan8633</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404515[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, this type of coin just doesn&#039;t come in high quality.&nbsp; From the Castelin article:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Their striking, in comparison with imperial coins, is notably careless and uneven and their preservation generally very bad.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...their portraits are here mere caricatures...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Dots and lines or a ragged outline may be meant to indicate a beard or <i>may merely be due to the ineptitude of the engraver.</i>&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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