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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 5542870, member: 98035"]IMO, start with a choice MS Severus Alexander</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1241076[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Or Maximinus Thrax</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1241081[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Both of the above examples could be had for about $100 or less, or a little more if you go for ones with fresh die strikes on both sides. I was going for the portraiture on mine, but better examples are of course out there. These two represent the best denarii you can buy for under $500.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each phase of denarii have their own factors that dictate what price the market will pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Julio-Claudian denarii are like 90% either the Augustus / Gaius and Lucius type or the Tiberius / Livia "Tribute penny" type, and are expensive across the board. I wouldn't start with them.</p><p>- Ditto with the 69 AD Civil War issues - rare emperors = expensive coins.</p><p>- Flavian denarii circulated heavily and are usually of good workmanship, so coins in the ch F - VF are affordable, but prices go up as you approach MS. Probably the only exception are Domitian's Minerva types [ATTACH=full]1241084[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>- Nerva-Antonine remain highly affordable until you get to XF, but it's primarily a combination of historical interest + artistry, especially for Trajan and Hadrian. It used to be feasible to budget $100-150 per emperor to get one like this, but COVID has pushed the prices up so that isn't feasible anymore.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1241087[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>- Severan dynasty denarii are still affordable up to MS, but their reverses are often boring, so the more "exciting" ones will bring in big bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>- After the Severans came Maximinus and Gordian III, then the denarius ceased production.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 5542870, member: 98035"]IMO, start with a choice MS Severus Alexander [ATTACH=full]1241076[/ATTACH] Or Maximinus Thrax [ATTACH=full]1241081[/ATTACH] Both of the above examples could be had for about $100 or less, or a little more if you go for ones with fresh die strikes on both sides. I was going for the portraiture on mine, but better examples are of course out there. These two represent the best denarii you can buy for under $500. Each phase of denarii have their own factors that dictate what price the market will pay. - Julio-Claudian denarii are like 90% either the Augustus / Gaius and Lucius type or the Tiberius / Livia "Tribute penny" type, and are expensive across the board. I wouldn't start with them. - Ditto with the 69 AD Civil War issues - rare emperors = expensive coins. - Flavian denarii circulated heavily and are usually of good workmanship, so coins in the ch F - VF are affordable, but prices go up as you approach MS. Probably the only exception are Domitian's Minerva types [ATTACH=full]1241084[/ATTACH] - Nerva-Antonine remain highly affordable until you get to XF, but it's primarily a combination of historical interest + artistry, especially for Trajan and Hadrian. It used to be feasible to budget $100-150 per emperor to get one like this, but COVID has pushed the prices up so that isn't feasible anymore. [ATTACH=full]1241087[/ATTACH] - Severan dynasty denarii are still affordable up to MS, but their reverses are often boring, so the more "exciting" ones will bring in big bucks. - After the Severans came Maximinus and Gordian III, then the denarius ceased production.[/QUOTE]
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