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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1146013, member: 19463&quot;]A warning in general but not necessarily regarding this particular dealer:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I never suggest buying a coin when the illustration is not of the exact specimen that is being sold. The tendancy is for them to show a representative stock photo of an ancient Roman coin but one in much better condition than the one that will be sent if you buy. The vast majority of ancient coins sold on eBay are illustrated with photos of the exact specimen being offered so you can at least see what you will get. I saw nothing on Ancient Coin House to suggest they might sell fakes but let me quote one feedback they received:</p><p>&quot;I received 25 uncleaned coins. While this is what I ordered, the condition of the coins, for the most part, was less than satisfactory.&quot; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I had a $5 credit to Amazon, I would put some with it and buy a book (not neccessarily about coins). In that price range postage will be a problem but anyone interested in Roman Imperial coins might enjoy a good set of biographies of the emperors. There are a huge number of Michael Grant&#039;s book available used due to it having been used as a text so many places. That is why they are $2.63 and 3.99 shipping:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0760700915/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301934454&amp;sr=8-10&amp;condition=used" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0760700915/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301934454&amp;sr=8-10&amp;condition=used" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0760700915/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301934454&amp;sr=8-10&amp;condition=used</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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