I've not yet purchased from Savoca yet but they look to have some interesting and quite reasonbly priced coins. That does look like a fun lot....
Neat! :joyful:
Yes, there's certainly no shame in being a budget collector. A collector of $5 Constantinian coins can have the same love of history as the finest...
That type is very, very neat. I could buy somewhat more expensive coins, but I want to be somewhat true to a budget. I have been known to venture...
Or if you luck into one with slight problems (such as the tiny hole in my avatar), one can find a very nice Nero for 400-500. The massive...
As a mid-range buyer (and without looking it up to see if that's a rare type), I would say that's wayyy too much. Maybe a 60-100 dollar coin?...
:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed:.
The change isn't so much what I collect, but how I collect. I'm going to try to be disciplined and generally focus on attractive coins. But...
I do enjoy denarii of the very late Republic.
Oh, and I love Double Sestertii of Postumus. I've always wanted a Sestertius, but I've never found one at the right moment.
I have my share of attractive coins, but I've always had a weakness for rarities/expensive types in decrepit shape (one can always find a nicer...
My portrait Caesar is too shameful to post. I have the 'Brutus' Servius Rufus denarius, and have for a couple of decades. When my photography...
The Manuel Hyperpyron is the one I've always wanted. However, an affordable example of this one came along. And I thought the price of gold was...
[ATTACH] John II, Comnenus. AD 1118-1143.. AV hyperpyron (30 mm, 4.39 gm). Thessalonica. Christ seated facing on throne with back. Rev: Facing...
I guess I'm missing Valentinian III and Zeno as well. They'd fit the $200 or under threshold I have set for 'common.' However, I just can't get...
Nice addition!
The thread reminded me of an interesting small Setertius I have; a reduced Sestertius of Gallienus. [ATTACH] 81642. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC...
There were 100 coins originally in the bag. A certain dealer would have deals on cheap (c. $1.50) bulk coins during the late 90s; As-sized...
Valentinian II could very well be in my decrepit uncleaned AE3's, but since they came out like messy floor sweepings, that doesn't really count....
I'd love to collect Bactrian Tetradrachms. About the only affordable one I've come across of the Attic standard was this: [ATTACH] The porosity...
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