Affordable scarcities....

I second that : as often Doug says it better than others do (at least me). The more you specialize, the more you come across rarities (you know more than others) and the less you spend to acquire them (in a relative sense, according to their absolute rarity and the lack of demand). I too have coins that are the only surviving example (to date, that counts too), and even a gold one that I've shown previously. But who cares about Dombes ? Should they be french royal or early american instead of french feudal, they would be worth in the 10-100K range, instead of what, lucky me when it comes to buy them, you can remove two zeros

Well, that said MZ, your two additions are very nice, I like very much the inspired portrait on the Fausta. Here are my two closely related example (I never thought of them as scarce before today though...)



Volusian, Antoninianus Minted in Rome in AD 252
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate and draped bust of Volusian right
IVNONI MARTIALI, Juno seated within a distyle shrine, * in right field
3,60 gr
Ref : RCV # 9750, Cohen #45



Fausta, AE3 Trier mint
FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right
SPES REIP VBLICAE, Fausta standing, holding Constantinus II and Constantius II in her arms,PTR crescent at exergue
3.0 gr
Ref : LRBC # 36, Cohen # 15v

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LOVE ALL the posts guys!!!

Sometimes I'm convinced the terms 'scarce' and 'rare' are predominantly a marketing ploy regardless of any particular demand (or lack of it) for the specific coin. Of course, some are scarce and rarely come up at auction (pun intended)....and are often highly desirable since they were struck at specific mints or for notable events or time periods.

As Doug and others have repeatedly said: 'scarce' or even 'rare' doesn't always equate to demand and increased value.....unless you're willing to pay a premium for it.