Another Roman Group Lot

Last year I tried my luck with a large group of Roman Sestertii and I was very happy with the results. The coins were nice and I had a lot of fun attributing them, which is something I don’t get to do very often these days.

Well, I’m trying my luck again, and just won a group of 50 folles. At about $13.75 a piece all in, I’ve got my fingers crossed I made another good purchase. I’ll update the thread when they come in.

I feel alive!

 

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good luck

 

There’s a real hag on top but I’m optimistic that one scared away bidders

 

They look pretty good so far. Good luck!

 

Good luck!

I have been burned too many times with group lots....

John

 

Looks like a good bet at the price you paid. I look forward to seeing more. Looks like you'll probably have enough Thessalonica IOVI CONSERVATORI.

 

Looks like a nice lot.

 

Looks like fun! Can't wait to see what your lot turns up.

 

Did you get these from CNG? If so, you outbid me. Congratulations. I hope you find many outstanding coins in the lot.

FYI, I won a similar lot of 100 coins the month before (which is why I bid low this time). Mostly Licinius, mostly IOVI CONSERVATORI, like yours, but with a lot of interesting variations. I was very pleased with the results. I think you will be, too.

 

Yup, that's the one. Thanks for the feedback. I only have one other large module follis and I really like it and have always wanted a a batch of them to go through.

 

“Over-cleaned" would have been a more accurate description, but some nice coins in the bunch. 37 Licinius, 10 Constantine I, and three others I haven’t ID’d. I thought these were larger than they are.

 

I might use Jax on the bare metal spots, though I’ve never tried it before. The glare makes them look rougher than they actually are.

 

The best of the batch:

 

Very nice and detailed lot!

 

Looks good. Just curious, what are your plans with the lot? Are they going into your collection? Selling off the duplicates? Something else?

 

I have no idea. I’m open to suggestions. At first I didn’t really like them, but now I kinda do—at least this half. The others aren’t terrible, but some pitting or wear that is a bit distracting.

 

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