Do you buy multiple coin lots?

I do buy lots occasionally. This is primarily when there is a single coin in the lot I am after.

My only example of this Probus coin was poor at best. This one was part of a lot of 3.

Probus - RIC 089

Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right
Rev:– MARTI VICTORI AVG, Mars standing left, holding laurel-branch and spear; to left behind him, shield
Minted in Lugdunum (II in exe) Emission 7, Officina 2. Summer A.D. 281
Reference:– Bastien 320 (5 examples cited). RIC 89 Bust type F

3.72 gms



The others will be flipped as I have no interest in them.

Aurelian Ant.

Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– ORIENS AVG, Sol standing left, with right hand raised and holding globe in left hand, right foot resting on a bound captive in oriental dress seated left; on the other side, another bound captive in oriental dress seated right, head turned left
Minted in Ticinum. (* | _ //QXXT). Issue 2. June – September A.D. 274
Reference:– RIC 151 Bust Type F. RIC temp #1535 (117 ex.). LV 5065-139



Tacitus Ant.

Obv:– IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; at feet to left, globe.
Minted in Rome (//XXIA) Emission 2. November – December A.D. 275
Reference:– RIC 92 Bust Type C..Estiot Temp No. 3474 LV 7-37

 

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I like to buy lots of less expensive ancients for the fun and mystery involved in attributing them. I generally know roughly what most of them are but not precisely especially with Roman provincials. I think I may be something of a hoarder and getting large numbers of coins is appealing.