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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 558305, member: 9204"]Yes I have, I cherry pick all the time from ebay. Not for varieties, but similar. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one was identified as Claudius, I was able to read the legend and tell that it was a much rarer coin of Galba:</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Galba_BI_tetradrachm.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A tetradrachm of Diocletian, listed with poor pictures in a "grandfather's collection" sort of thing, this time it was true! $25</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Alexandria_potin_tetradrachm_of_Diocletian%2C_285-286_AD.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A tiny bronze dichalkon of Trajan from Alexandria, whereas other couldn't see the coin clearly enough, I was able to tell that it there was an elephant on the reverse from the year IZ (17). Its an R5 coin, with only a handful known in published collections. $8</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Alexandria_AE_dichalkon_of_Trajan%2C_113-114_AD%7E0.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 558305, member: 9204"]Yes I have, I cherry pick all the time from ebay. Not for varieties, but similar. This one was identified as Claudius, I was able to read the legend and tell that it was a much rarer coin of Galba: [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Galba_BI_tetradrachm.JPG[/IMG] A tetradrachm of Diocletian, listed with poor pictures in a "grandfather's collection" sort of thing, this time it was true! $25 [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Alexandria_potin_tetradrachm_of_Diocletian%2C_285-286_AD.JPG[/IMG] A tiny bronze dichalkon of Trajan from Alexandria, whereas other couldn't see the coin clearly enough, I was able to tell that it there was an elephant on the reverse from the year IZ (17). Its an R5 coin, with only a handful known in published collections. $8 [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Alexandria_AE_dichalkon_of_Trajan%2C_113-114_AD%7E0.JPG[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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