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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1826945, member: 19463&quot;]Lots of good advice above here.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t think there is a premium attached to bronzes of the period except for that always attached to coins with great eye appeal.&nbsp; There are a lot of middle to low grade dupondii and asses with rough surfaces and poor details that sell for really cheap prices and killer sestertii that sell for more than a car.&nbsp; I was not all that thrilled by the OP coin simply because of the surfaces.&nbsp; I have coins like that and prefer more wear and smoother for the same money.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t mean that I don&#039;t have worse ones.&nbsp; When I see a coin like that needing love, sometimes I adopt it anyway.&nbsp; Top to bottom:&nbsp; sestertius (flat strike), dupondius (larger pits on part but overall smoother),&nbsp; dupondius (a bit rough), and as (worn but nice green patina).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]300809[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]300806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]300807[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]300808[/ATTACH]Of the group, the as is the only one with any premium type (RESTITVTORI AFRICAE) if it had its surfaces and the detail of the rough dupondius, it would be far too expensive for my humble collection (a lot more than the total of these four).&nbsp; Play a game: if you owned these four coins and wanted to cut back your collection, which would you sell?&nbsp; My answer is none.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather have the coins than the small amount of cash they would bring.&nbsp; I suspect this same reasoning applies to the OP coin and the advice given not to sell too rashly.&nbsp; Advice: Don&#039;t spend money you will need again on coins and don&#039;t sell coins you like for money you really don&#039;t need.&nbsp; The exception to this is if you are a dealer.&nbsp; Then the advise is don&#039;t get emotionally attached to any coin and refuse a sale that makes you money.&nbsp; I believe you can be a happy collector, a&nbsp; successful dealer or a miserable failure somewhere in the middle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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