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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1886897, member: 19463&quot;]My most recent qualifying coin is this Julia Maesa sestertius which was $40 at a show in September 2013.&nbsp; I thought it was worth that price but there are dealers that would charge three times than much.&nbsp; The whole question of what you get for the budget really depends on how impatient you are.&nbsp; Do the reverse flaws or obverse scratches bother you.&nbsp; The seller considered them faults worth mentioning.&nbsp; I did not go to that show intending to buy a Maesa but was able to justify this one that day.&nbsp; Most of us pay too much for some coins and get bargains on others so we figure it all works out in the end.&nbsp; I suspect this coin will sell for a few hundred in 50 years.&nbsp; Can you wait for the coins for which you pay too dearly to catch up? </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as mentioned, Maesa is famous for being a grandmother of two emperors so she might not be what you had in mind if looking for youthful great beauties.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]321004[/ATTACH] </p><p>This Mamaea was cheaper in 1990 because it was 1990 and because it has a big gash on the reverse.&nbsp; Some dealers overlook such things when pricing coins.&nbsp; Some buyers let them get away with it.&nbsp; She is a generation younger but still mother of the emperor.&nbsp; Coins of little sisters are rare. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]321005[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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