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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4650870, member: 110226&quot;]I&#039;m sure many of you were in a situation where you had to raise money, in my case to make a down payment for the house, using some coins or other assets to help raise the funds.&nbsp; In the case of my collection, I was also able to use it to qualify for the mortgage.&nbsp; I guess the requirements back in the early 90&#039;s were more flexible than they are these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I had to part with a good portion of my collection, both ancient and modern.&nbsp; Fortunately I was able to sell them as a large lot (actually a couple of double row boxes) to my local coin dealer, who gave me a shoe box of cash, no check, totaling $25,000.&nbsp; Between this money and my wife&#039;s contribution we were able to secure the loan, albeit an adjustable loan which we later converted to a conventional load a few years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>I regretted selling some of the coins, many of which were quite rare.&nbsp; So, over a period of several years I went back to the coin shop and purchased back some of the coins remaining.&nbsp; This is one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>While quite common, this coin, a follis of Maximianus (286-310 AD), from Siscia, is a nice example, primarily because it retains a good portion of the original silvering.&nbsp; This strike is decent, especially on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 286-310 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Maximianus</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Maximianus righ, IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Genius standing left, naked but with chlamys over left shoulder, modius on head, holding a patera in right hand from which liquor flows, and a cornucopiae in left hand. Mintmark in exergue. Officina mark in right field, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI.</p><p>10.6 grams</p><p>28 mm, 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1148633[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone else have coins that they sold and then bought back later?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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