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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3230536, member: 98035&quot;]Thanks, [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] ! I have a few search queries that I use on the regular, takes a lot of time, but sometimes it really pays off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some fun individual buys, mostly from ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maximus Caesar AE Sestertius, $35</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843478[/ATTACH] </p><p>Seller stopped listing coins after that. Oops.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero AR Denarius, talked the seller from $200 down to $150 shipped. Didn&#039;t make an offer until I did enough poking around to confirm it as an obverse die match to known certified examples.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843479[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valentinian III AV Tremissis from a couple Leu auctions ago. Think it worked out to be $280 after fees etc? Didn&#039;t realize until later that this is a very rare reverse type (not many Eastern emperors minted for the West), just a handful of examples on acsearch.info</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843485[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From the same auction, Didia Clara, about $250? Not a looker, but she is tough to snag for under $1,000.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843495[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are comfortable sorting out the fakes, ebay is a great source for snagging non-classical coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gupta empire, Kumaragupta AR drachm, $15</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843487[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Satavahana kingdom, Yajna Satakarni AR Drachm, $65?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843488[/ATTACH] </p><p>Seller tried to minimize his losses by bidding on his own coin, and won it for over $120. Gave me a second chance offer, which I declined. Won it the next time around for about half the original amount. Sorry, not sorry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kidarites, Durla Deva base gold stater, $60? Don&#039;t know the purity, but there is a good chance that in an 8g coin, I paid significantly less than melt.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843493[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Kunindas, Amoghabhuti AR drachm, $40</p><p>[ATTACH=full]843494[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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