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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2972476, member: 19463&quot;]Condition is everything on coins and this is a fine example of that fact.&nbsp; The Justinian example posted by Marsyas Mike is, IMHO, worth 2 - 4 times as much as the first one but opinions on such matters are wide and varied so you might find someone with the opposite view.&nbsp; Mine is different, not necessarily better depending on what parts mean the most to you.&nbsp; Such is the case with most Byzantine bronzes.&nbsp; Perfection is hard to find and faults are hard to compare. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]729465[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Again IMHO, the Caligula has no value unless you want to test the theories offered on whether the coin has bronze disease and whether you can arrest its progression to a pile of powder.&nbsp; BD or not, the coin will never be better looking than it is now. the pits are far past the surfaces so cleaning them will make them less blue but not less ugly.&nbsp; The coin below is a survivor of BD and shows what remains of what was a relatively well detailed coin before it was &#039;infected&#039;.&nbsp; Cleaning only reveals detail that exists but can not restore parts that have been removed by &#039;coin cancer&#039;.&nbsp; Is TIF right or gsimonel with the diagnosis?&nbsp; IDK but it makes no practical difference at this point. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]729463[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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