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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3558324, member: 98035"]Always a favorite, a barely-attributable dupondius of Herod Antipas, the "John the Baptist's head on a silver platter" dude. Immensely rare denomination from a key player in the New Testament. His coins have gone down quite a bit since I first picked this one up, but in a $1/coin lot, I'll never duplicate this success</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945897[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Along the same lines, here is my fiddy-cent Pontius Pilate picked from a lot that I somehow felt compelled to buy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945901[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Much less cheap, but an acceptable hole filler for Pertinax. Have you ever seen what a problem free VF of his goes for? Yeesh...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945917[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius hole filler $20</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945918[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Allectus, $15</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945919[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A budget Otho</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945924[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Tiberius Gemellus - these are usually horrid</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945923[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nero Claudius Drusus sestertius </p><p>[ATTACH=full]945925[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hostilian as Caesar</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945927[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>An exceptionally rare (about 10 known) "Sri DaMa" drachm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945928[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3558324, member: 98035"]Always a favorite, a barely-attributable dupondius of Herod Antipas, the "John the Baptist's head on a silver platter" dude. Immensely rare denomination from a key player in the New Testament. His coins have gone down quite a bit since I first picked this one up, but in a $1/coin lot, I'll never duplicate this success [ATTACH=full]945897[/ATTACH] Along the same lines, here is my fiddy-cent Pontius Pilate picked from a lot that I somehow felt compelled to buy. [ATTACH=full]945901[/ATTACH] Much less cheap, but an acceptable hole filler for Pertinax. Have you ever seen what a problem free VF of his goes for? Yeesh... [ATTACH=full]945917[/ATTACH] Carausius hole filler $20 [ATTACH=full]945918[/ATTACH] Allectus, $15 [ATTACH=full]945919[/ATTACH] A budget Otho [ATTACH=full]945924[/ATTACH] Tiberius Gemellus - these are usually horrid [ATTACH=full]945923[/ATTACH] Nero Claudius Drusus sestertius [ATTACH=full]945925[/ATTACH] Hostilian as Caesar [ATTACH=full]945927[/ATTACH] An exceptionally rare (about 10 known) "Sri DaMa" drachm [ATTACH=full]945928[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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