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bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 3:28 pm Had a few more deliveries today so thought I would post them. 10 x GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Follis coins and a Postumus and Tertricus Ant. Most of them would benefit from a bit of soaking and light cleaning. I was able to get the lot for about £33 - that included a shocking £13 postage but still excellent for 12 coins, less than £3 each! They are certainly on the rougher side but they haven't photographed well and about half show silvering so they must not have been too good when new. I only bought the lot to get this coin - a RIC VI Lyons 14b or 'Invasion coin' minted in a continental field mint and carried to Britannia by Constantius and his army when they invaded to re-capture the break-away Britannic Empire. Its not in great shape but I've been looking without any success for so long I'll take anything atm. Even though I was only interested in the one coin most of the others are quite nice particularly this Postumus Ant, it must be an earlyish issue as the silver content is pretty high. Among the other Follis coins were 2 London issues and a Lyons 'LA' issue, most of the others were Trier issues. A couple of nice and a couple of not so nice Ants of Aurelian, I was bidding on something else from this seller but missed out and decided to pick these up as they were cheap. I also got the below two coins from him for a bit of cleaning practice. These worked out at under £2 each inc postage! Not bad. This coin is not in great shape but is prob a GENIO from Siscia - I bought it because the seller / detector tells me exactly where he finds his coins and I can look into nearby Roman settlements etc and do a bit of interesting Archaeological investigating, this sort of thing greatly increases my enjoyment of a coin. I prefer info now over quality. I think the two below coins are RIC VI London 28a (125) but wouldn't like to say for certain till they are 'in-hand', the bottom one has taken nearly 4 weeks to cross the Atlantic so far , The top one I bought this afternoon as I was sick of waiting for the bottom one. I wont bore you with anymore pictures of my Constantine Sol obsession atm - I'll save those till I see what I win this week . The buying must stop (I've said this before just as JW and Jango have but I now mean it) so I've filled my 'watch list' up and when it empties thats me finished till after Christmas, unless Santa brings me anything nice that is Edited to change a picture link. Edited by bobbyhelmet 11/08/2011 3:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 3:41 pm Very nice coins bobby. Can't wait to see how the dirty ones come out. I think it's great seeing you focus on a particular genre in Roman coin collecting, unlike collector's like me that are all over the place (but I'm trying to narrow it down some). And yeah, I'm going to try to stop buying until after Xmas, since I finally bought my most sought-after coin. Can't wait till it arrives Again, nice coins! Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 4:38 pm WOW is the only word that comes to mind. Ugly or not, those are fantastic and the price can't be beat. The last coin you have listed is coming from across the Atlantic. From where? If here in the U.S., I've had some problems time wise with coins from Europe, so you will just have to be patient. Just like me (I'm biting my nails for the coins from Portugal, Spain, and Australia). Great coins all.. And I love the tray. Is that one you already had, or did you buy more? Looks like a very nice way to store and display our little babies. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 5:21 pm Yep - the last coin is from PA USA, the seller is a good one so I can only assume customs and the ever slower postal services on both sides of the pond are causing the delay. The tray is a sample from the guy I bought a wooden coin box from, the same guy you linked to on Amazon earlier this week JW (see below), they are excellent quality, as good if not better than the Linder / Lighthouse ones. They also have plastic covered bottoms and a removable clear lid. Unfortunately they dont do all the sizes I need (nothing Ant size!) so I may have to settle for the brighter red Lindner ones (got 6 arriving this week to try out). The box is also OK, the quality is not fantastic but its got a nice 'hand-made' vintage look to it. Ancients look great in velvet and wood The main thing was the price was right - I need / want 5 of these for various areas I'm collecting and prices for that could get daft! I'll update my thread in 'suplies' once I've got all price info etc in-case anyone else is interested in them. I'd def recommend picking a single coin or emperor and putting a bit of focus on it Jango, I've learnt a lot doing this and its helped me in other areas, be prepared to become obsessed though so pick cheapish plentiful coins, there are plenty of types to choose from. Quote: Ugly or not, those are fantastic and the price can't be beat. They are pretty good, they were such good deals you doubt the seller will actually send them! notice I didn't post the last few coins prices, sadly I did not do as well with those Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 7:55 pm At $3.00 each you got a great deal. Very Nice coins. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 8:12 pm Thanks for the tip bobby. Right now I'm looking for any coin with decent to very good detail and/or that captures my interest, for the right prices of course. I'm especially interested in the radiates of the 3rd century, anything from the 1st, and late 4th and 5th century coins. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 8:51 pm I started with the radiates of the 3rd century too Jango Its quite a good place to start, you can pick up good quality coins of about 20 concurrent Emperors very cheaply (as long as you ignore the usurpers of which there are many!), its not till you start venturing earlier than Gordian III that the prices star to rise, you also get to dip into the Gallic and Britannic Empires! Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 8:59 pm OK bobbyhelmet, I tried to find the thread regarding the inserts, but couldn't place my finger on it. Tell me again where you got the display case and inserts. I'm totally jealous and want to do something like this for my coins. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 9:07 pm Its here mate: https://goccf.com/t/101913 I didn't realise it at the time but the trays you linked to are being sold by the same guy that I bought the box from on ebay. The Amazon price structure is different to his ebay (item and postage costs) but the totals are about the same. The thread has the cheapest US trays I could find on it. This should link to his Amazon store front: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.htm...ZR22S94V8ASA Alternatively search for ebay item no. 280653271292 Edited by bobbyhelmet 11/08/2011 9:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 10:08 pm Thanks buddy. I'm going to look into straight away. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 10:31 pm Before I commit to buying this cabinet, where did you buy from and how many coins per tray per cabinet? I thought you said you bought this from a retailer in the US, but I can only find it in the UK. It does make the coins stand out, eh? Impressive looking and much better then my three ring binders. I wonder if there is a place to put a coin attribution card without taking away from the overall appearance? Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 10:37 pm I'll PM you tomorrow mate, late here now. Report this Post to the Staff
giano Valued Member 279 Posts	Posted 11/09/2011 03:29 am they are all very interesting and nice coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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