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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3230336, member: 19463&quot;]Congratulations!&nbsp; I love it when the right coin finds the right home where it would be appreciated.&nbsp; I am not a super-fan of Judaea Capta coins so I would not have bought the coin but I really doubt that you would have bought several of my &#039;treasures&#039; so all is well.&nbsp; How much we pay for coins that have problems of one sort or another is a difficult matter.&nbsp; Unfortunately, many prices are set by demand for the coin by people who do not otherwise collect coins so we have to pay more or accept less than might seem reasonable.&nbsp; Judaea Capta is certainly one of these.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My less than perfect coin I always wanted is an as of Antoninus Pius with the reverse showing Mars approaching Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.&nbsp; It appeals to people who are into Roman history/mythology.&nbsp; The local art museum has one a bit nicer on display as one of a total of about 20 ancient coins.&nbsp; This one was $175 which is about three times what would be expected for an as of Antoninus Pius with Mars by himself.&nbsp; The coin does have some smoothing (bad!) but it is the only one I have seen recently at anything approaching my price.&nbsp; Bargain?&nbsp; Foolish rip-off? It all depends on whose definitions we are using.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]843386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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