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Message:: [QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2867113, member: 39084"]I have some thoughts that you might (or might not...) find helpful about the two threads you've created on this site regarding the sets of ancient coins you've posted. The consensus of the collectors here is that the coins cannot even be reliably verified to be as described in writing on the coins' holders.  Some of the collectors here have responded in good faith with their best guess as to the actual coin and its value, but the available pictures are so poor as to be essentially useless. If you're considering purchasing these coins yourself, and you absolutely cannot get any better pictures of the coins, you might want to consider your reason for buying them.  If you're a casual collector who simply wants examples of ancient coins, then these coins might be appropriate if you can buy them very cheaply.  On the other hand, if you think you might want to be more than just a casual collector, you'll want coins that you can identify and attribute, in which case there is a good chance that you won't be satisfied with most or all of these coins.  If the latter, you'll be unhappy even if you paid almost nothing for them. It's worthwhile to spend a few minutes really thinking about what type of collector you are, and exactly why you'd want to buy these coins rather than guaranteed examples with better pictures from dealers or even other collectors on this site.[/QUOTE]