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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thejewk, post: 3636144, member: 100136&quot;]Thanks [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d forgotten Aelius in my write up [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] , so thanks for the reminder!&nbsp; I have spotted a few so far that were potential options, but never anything that I was entirely happy with in my price range.&nbsp; There seems to be a lot of very rough middle bronze coins of Aelius about, and anything else goes for quite a bit more.&nbsp; Yours is a lovely example that I would have snatched up.</p><p><br /></p><p>I initially thought I was going to have to avoid the big ole orichalcum sestertii due to the price, but I soon found out that, as you quite rightly point out, many sestertii were produced during this era which has led to an abundance of really attractive &#039;fine&#039; coins with smooth surfaces available for about the same price as a nice denarius.&nbsp; I&#039;ll never be able to collect the more unique types of the big boys in nicer grades, but there are plenty of beautiful coins for the budget focused buyer willing to brave ebay and do a lot of study.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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