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augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:24 pm I like AE coins of the late Roman period, including Valentinian I and later (AD 364 and following), because many types are very common and priced accordingly, even though many are in high grade. However, many types are not so easy to find in high grade. All too frequently, one side is nice and the other far from it. Here is an example of a type of AD 388-392 which suffers from this one-sided problem, but which has an outstanding reverse. Valentinian II (375-392) SALVS REIPVBLICAE Victory left, dragging (standing) captive, SMHA RIC Heraclea 26a. This coin is 15 mm, larger than usual, which gives room for everything to be on the flan and the reverse was struck from a fresh die, which is highly unusual. If only the obverse were comparable! Report this Post to the Staff

Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:26 pm True about one side being nice and the other bad for these coins. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 10:45 pm I see your point, but I don't find the obv. to be all that bad. It's still quite nicely struck. Over all very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 11:53 pm Both side on this coin are very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
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