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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3360722, member: 98035&quot;]Nice finds, especially on getting an Aquilia Severa in an uncleaned lot! I was excited to get mine for less than $200!</p><p><br /></p><p>A few more lucky firsts, after getting burned on a few lots of Roman culls, I bought a couple lots from a seller in Israel on ebay, again about $1.50 per coin. Fewer culls in this lot, but three coins turned out to be decent to excellent:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Numerian as Augustus antoninianus - not anything spectacular, but a rare find in a mixed low-end lot, and one I have not yet found a suitable upgrade for</p><p>[ATTACH=full]890743[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2. A very acceptable grade Alexander Jannaeus prutah</p><p>[ATTACH=full]890744[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3. A beat up but rare AE dupondius (11g) of Herod Antipas, the chap who executed John the Baptist and ticked off Jesus by asking him do do a magic trick while he was standing trial</p><p>[ATTACH=full]890745[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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