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floyd5175 Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 4:48 pm After shipping both coins are priced within $10.00 of each other. There are things I like about each coin, but, obviously, I only need one of them. Example One Specs: DOMITIAN Caesar, AR Denarius. 69-81 AD. Rome mint. Obv. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS. Laureate head right. Rev. COS IIII. Pegasus standing right, raising foreleg. 20mm, 2.98g. RIC 921 (Vespasian). Very Fine. Example Two Specs: Grade: AVF Catalog: RIC II Vesp. 921; RSC II 47; RCV I 2637 Material: Silver Weight: 3.00 g Diameter: 19.10 mm Obv.: Laureate head r.: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS Rev.: Pegasus stg. r., l. front leg raised: COS IIII EXAMPLE ONE: EXAMPLE TWO: Edited by floyd5175 06/08/2025 4:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

samoth Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 5:27 pm I wouldn't consider the second based on the mushy obverse alone. Report this Post to the Staff
floyd5175 Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 6:11 pm Yeah, the portrait on Ex. #1 is much better. But I kinda like Pegasus on the second one. Report this Post to the Staff
mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1124 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 6:58 pm i would go with the 1st one-- Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 33143 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 8:55 pm @flo, can you share a little bit more about your collecting goals? For example, if you are putting together a set of caesars then you will be focused on the obverses, but if you are wanting horses or magical animals then you would be focused on the reverses. Since the two coins seem to have clear "best" sides, this could help direct your decision. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
floyd5175 Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 9:01 pm Ohh... that is a great point! I'm focused on the Caesars, so the obverse should be my focus, therefore Example 1 should be the one to buy (but the horse looks so cool!) Edited by floyd5175 06/08/2025 9:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1256 Posts	Posted 06/08/2025 11:36 pm Well the iridescent colors are not a problem for me. Looks kind of neat and here is an NGC graded one with that toning. So all of that said, I like the second one as it has two wings. In this series, from a quick acsearch look, when the wing is curled up you see one wing, but when the wing is sweeping back, like both of these have, the second wing is usually visible. I do see one other like your first one without a hint of a second wing, so maybe the artist only showed one wing sometimes. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=476814 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16340 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 05:01 am Honestly... I'd buy whichever one I saw first, and stop looking. The question of "choice" would only come up if the same coin dealer happened to be selling both of them at the exact same time. Being forced to choose, I would choose number 1 (the top one), simply because it seems to be less worn, with more detail surviving on the high points. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
nemlas Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 07:11 am My Pick #1 Report this Post to the Staff
floyd5175 Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 3:56 pm Ordered Example Number One. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Report this Post to the Staff
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