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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1643964, member: 5682&quot;]I don&#039;t collect Ancient coins (or any coins, for that matter). That said, I do research on many numismatic pieces. So here is my opinion:</p><p><br /></p><p>With Ancients (as with anything else), it&#039;s a matter of supply and demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people&#039;s understanding of Roman history does not got beyond &quot;The Twelve Caesars.&quot; and so, these coins will fetch a higher price tag as people work hard to complete this &quot;set.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Other &quot;sets&quot; like the Caesars&#039; wives get a premimuim, also.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most super high quality anything (except later Roman empire coins) will get a higher purchase price. That said, many dealers delude themselves into believing that a high quality common Ancient should command an inflated price. They feel a slab justifies their delusion. Not. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, middle-of-the-road, but decent quaility coins are out there for a reasonable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, this rather unattractive, but historically fascinating Carausius went for $141 at a recent heritage auction (as part of a set that included a nice, but unremarkable Probus with a cracked flan and a possibly bronze-diseased Tetricus):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]237602.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]237603.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am certain that the individual who purchased this coin did so with the idea that this coin complimented his study of the Third Century Roman crisis. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> He didn&#039;t buy this coin because it was the highest quality available or for bragging rights.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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