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<p>[QUOTE="CoinBlazer, post: 3881774, member: 94776"]So I visit my only LCS around town today, As always I ask if there is any ancient coins for sale.</p><p> He has one ancient coin for sale- a Constantine era late roman bronze. VF and seemed very common to my novice eyes. I don't have a picture available but here is what I want to share.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I had absolutely zero knowledge about ancient coins, I probably would've bought it. Notice I haven't told you the price yet. Anyway, I had enough knowledge to know it was an LRB and Constantine or Valentinian era, though I didn't look to closely. I asked the Dealer, what emperor this might be? All he could tell me is that it is late imperial Constantine-style issue and that the price is right for similar examples. It was in a cardboard 2x2, with "Ancient Roman" and "$30" on it</p><p>After hearing all of that, does that sound like a <b>$30 </b>coin?</p><p>It doesn't to me, I know that most common LRBs will be in the $5-$15 range. So I just know I'm glad I knew better than to buy it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CoinBlazer, post: 3881774, member: 94776"]So I visit my only LCS around town today, As always I ask if there is any ancient coins for sale. He has one ancient coin for sale- a Constantine era late roman bronze. VF and seemed very common to my novice eyes. I don't have a picture available but here is what I want to share. If I had absolutely zero knowledge about ancient coins, I probably would've bought it. Notice I haven't told you the price yet. Anyway, I had enough knowledge to know it was an LRB and Constantine or Valentinian era, though I didn't look to closely. I asked the Dealer, what emperor this might be? All he could tell me is that it is late imperial Constantine-style issue and that the price is right for similar examples. It was in a cardboard 2x2, with "Ancient Roman" and "$30" on it After hearing all of that, does that sound like a [B]$30 [/B]coin? It doesn't to me, I know that most common LRBs will be in the $5-$15 range. So I just know I'm glad I knew better than to buy it.[/QUOTE]
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