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@FVRIS, why I need help :)
Can you recommend one or 2 coins that are nice and have a good price?
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I could toot my own horn But I won't ! If you feel unsure about diving into the deep end then look for a reliable source In your case I might recommend CNG auctions The Hadrian AE As with Pegasus reverse has always been a favorite of mine Probably a $200-300 piece But it is quite nice ! https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-CVCM2E |
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I'm only looking for a graded example. And price should be under $200 for a bronze/copper.
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Patience patience patience !
I am horrified when I see LRB's slabbed and graded selling for $100 ask
Thirty years ago decent ones sold for $5
The gems went for $10 !
Even 15 years back the good ones could still be bought in bulk for around $8-10 a piece !
The Roman mints were operating 24-7 from the time of Constantine up to the very end .
Close to 200 years !
If you want to spend $100 I recommend you wait for something 'delectable' to come along
A decent Vespasian
Or an Augustus
Patience is the key
But one (or two !) will come along
Just keep an eye on CNG
Occasionally they sell graded and slabbed
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Thanks for the heads up, but Vespasian and Augustus are way out of what I feel comfortable paying for something that is not a nice looking coin. I may just hold off or get a late republic. This coin would just be for the look, as I don't plan on ancients being any more than a few samples in my collection. I'm more impressed with a nice looking coin.
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Welcome to the madness!  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I started with an Aurelian and a Gordian III, now I have over 100 ancients.
Madness, indeed...
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Whilst wasting my time today I noticed a 'slabbed' Probus antoninianus up for auction Not the most beautiful of 3rd century Romans But coins of Probus have always been relatively affordable as well as artistically appealing While not technically a bronze coin the amount of silver (when present !) is in the 5% range In this case probably lower as it has but a few traces of the silver wash that this denomination became known for NGC encapsulated Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5 https://www.biddr.com/auctions/snmw...72&l=5180709 |
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That's a super sharp Probus, and I love the temple reverse.
I wonder what Probus would have thought if he knew that ROMAE AETER wouldn't be quite so everlasting; I don't think 200 years was the eternity he had in mind...
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