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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jolumoga, post: 1847816, member: 41780&quot;]OK, I found 2 more Roman coins on eBay for $17-18 each.&nbsp; I know these are not of the best quality out there, but I just want to show others that you can pick up nice historical pieces for under $20.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should mention my criteria so far:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I only buy coins that are or appear to approximate the correct weight.&nbsp; I therefore like my denarii to weigh about 3 grams and my early antoniniani to be at least 4 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; I also have a preference for dates with higher silver purity, even though most of the value of these coins is numismatic.&nbsp; Although the denarius was generally purer than the antoninianus, the heavier weight of the early antoniniani (4-5 grams vs. 3 grams) meant that some issues had more silver content than some of the later denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an informative website on the decline of the silver purity of the denarius and antoninianus:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As a silver bug, I might be one of the few here who really care about silver purity.&nbsp; At the least, this is an interesting economic indicator of ancient Rome.&nbsp; However, I wouldn&#039;t rule out buying bronze or copper coins in the future.&nbsp; They were obviously more commonly used by the commoners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the 2 coins I snapped up today.&nbsp; Like I said, this is addictive.&nbsp; The antoninianus is of Gordian III and the denarius is of Antoninus Pius.&nbsp; Both should have at least 1.5 grams of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I know, I love silver, that&#039;s why I am most often (or have been in the past) posting in the bullion forum.&nbsp; I am a convert to numismatics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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