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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Noah Worke, post: 24894645, member: 115032&quot;]I have heard that Zurqieh puts an artificial patina on the coins, something that I wouldn&#039;t be able to tell myself not really being an expert, but that&#039;s kept me from ordering from him. On a completely separate note, as an example of second-century denarii, these were all purchased from between 50-75 dollars, with only one breaking the $100 barrier, which is the Lucius Verus. [ATTACH=full]1599318[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP COS III, laureate bust right / DES IIII, Virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599319[/ATTACH] </p><p>Laureate bust of Hadrian right &quot;HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP&quot;</p><p>Roma seated left, holding a branch and spear. &quot;ROMA FELIX&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599320[/ATTACH] </p><p>TRAJAN AR silver denarius. Rome, 103-111 AD. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head of Trajan right, drapery on left shoulder. Reverse - COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Victory advancing left on pile of shields, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599322[/ATTACH]</p><p>2.92g, 17mm</p><p>Laureate head of Lucius Verus right &quot;L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX&quot;</p><p>Pax standing left, holding a branch and cornucopiae &quot;TR P VI IMP IIII COS II&quot;, &quot;PAX&quot; in exergue.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; So, I would say with your current budget, you could build a semi-complete set of second-century denarii. Nerva, Aelius, Commodus, and Marcus Aurelius are the only ones I&#039;m missing, more due to scarcity than anything. They have a nice even size and work well as a set, and if you want to be picky you can choose matching or similar reverse types, or separate them thematically. They&#039;re not huge coins, maybe between the size of a US dime and a cent if you&#039;re going for denarii, but then again if you like copper or bronze, sestertii are a great choice as well. I&#039;ve wanted one for a long time but haven&#039;t been able to find one that I really gravitated to and could afford. Sestertii are more the size of a half dollar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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