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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 1:04 pm I wanted to register for online auctions but discovered that you need to put in a dealer as a reference. I didn't think they would accept ebay so took myself off to the only dealer nearby intending to pick up a coin for about Â£20 to get myself on the database and thence to the auction rooms. Well it ended up costing me A LOT but I am very pleased with what I got: A better Florian GF than the one I already have... The VERY expensive Marius...VF An egyptian? Valerian tetradrachm with Zeuse on the reverse... Whilst I was there, I got them to weigh the Valerian in their super dooper machine and it came out at 10g. I weighed the same coin on my "scales" and it came to 6.49g, I had been a bit suspicious of them and ordered a calibration weight a few weeks ago, only to find it is wending its way from China. When it gets here I will take it to a local jeweller and weigh the weight before I calibrate my scales. Then I will have to re-weigh all my coins! So now I can register with the auction houses, but can't afford to put any bids on! Thanks TIF! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 1:21 pm Excellent coins. Can't believe you found a Marius, that's an emperor that I have wanted for years. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 1:32 pm Wowie! Pish is stepping up her game! Congrats :) Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 1:39 pm Going to be treading water for a while! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 2:10 pm Marius is a tricky one. I'm sure hes much rarer than ERIC suggests. THat Valerian is nice Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4964 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 5:51 pm i like that zeus reverse! Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 10/16/2013 7:00 pm Zeus is lovely. Wildwinds indicates that it is billon. It feels better than other billon coins that I have. I will take my time attributing it fully. It feels really nice in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
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