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<p>[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 7926065, member: 86815"]By coincidence this is a recent sale item from a dealer closing their Internet business in the UK. What is interesting is that the coin was originally sold by Baldwin in October 05, Lot 9832 for around $90 more than I paid for it and this was not expensive. I only make this comment because of some of the crazy prices recently bid in some auctions for what I would consider common coins. A real eyeopener for me was the Antoninian of Salonina selling for 3800 Euros recently , I was not really that impressed with paying around 40 Euros for a similar coin in 2019 as an impulse buy because it was the only one in the fair. A quick search the other day showed 400 for sale on VCoins ranging from $30.00.</p><p>Back to my Aemilianus , this is my example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369605[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aemilian (Jul-Oct 253)</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninianus, Rome</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG</p><p>Rev: ERCVL VICTORI, Hercules standing r., resting on club and holding bow and lion's skin on left arm.</p><p>Acquired Sept 2021 Copperbark Ltd.</p><p>3.06g, 21-22mm dia.</p><p><br /></p><p>RCV 9832, RSC 13.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 7926065, member: 86815"]By coincidence this is a recent sale item from a dealer closing their Internet business in the UK. What is interesting is that the coin was originally sold by Baldwin in October 05, Lot 9832 for around $90 more than I paid for it and this was not expensive. I only make this comment because of some of the crazy prices recently bid in some auctions for what I would consider common coins. A real eyeopener for me was the Antoninian of Salonina selling for 3800 Euros recently , I was not really that impressed with paying around 40 Euros for a similar coin in 2019 as an impulse buy because it was the only one in the fair. A quick search the other day showed 400 for sale on VCoins ranging from $30.00. Back to my Aemilianus , this is my example. [ATTACH=full]1369605[/ATTACH] Aemilian (Jul-Oct 253) Antoninianus, Rome Obv: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Rev: ERCVL VICTORI, Hercules standing r., resting on club and holding bow and lion's skin on left arm. Acquired Sept 2021 Copperbark Ltd. 3.06g, 21-22mm dia. RCV 9832, RSC 13.[/QUOTE]
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