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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2633228, member: 72818&quot;]About six weeks ago I was drawn to a HJB (Harlan Berk) &#039;buy or bid&#039; sale, primarily because they mentioned a modest shipping fee and minus a buyer&#039;s premium. The &#039;estimates&#039; at which one could immediately purchase the coins seemed a bit high but you could bid virtually any amount you preferred---roughly speaking the percentage of the estimate you bid was equal to the probability of winning the lot. I bid on about twelve coins in the following ranges: 1/3 10-40%; 1/3 50-70%; 1/3 80-90%. Almost immediately the higher percentage bids were purchased at estimate and the remaining lots at higher bids than I placed as the days passed....but one remained that I lost track of and it turned out I won it at my bid of 40% of the estimate, although that was still substantially below a post-auction listed &#039;reserve&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Republican denarius was high on my &#039;want list&#039; for quite a while and has that neat &#039;oath&#039; reverse of two soldiers touching a pig with their swords. Like most coins of the type, it displays signs of substantial circulation and has that lightly toned appearance that most of us prefer. The Veturii were one of the most ancient gens of Rome, with both patrician and plebian sects and they were said to originate from the Sabines. The reverse refers to the involvement/oath that ancestors of this gens took to join the Italian states at the end of the third Samnite War, ca. 290 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried two photos on my own since I was unable to download the seller&#039;s listing....I think my less than perfect attempt better captures the toning and silvery surface....but I still have lighting issues LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share whatever you feel is relevant<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ti. Veturius; 137 BC, Denarius, 3.90g. Cr-234/1, Syd-527, RSC Veturia-1. Obv: Helmeted and draped bust of Mars r., X and TI VET behind. Rx: Youth kneeling l., between two warriors who touch with their swords a pig which he holds, ROMA above.. Toned VF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]579759[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]579767[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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