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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4209092, member: 97383&quot;]I managed to score the handsome Serrate Denarius pictured below (in an NGC slab) from that auction, lot 286. At first I felt stupid for over-paying for it, $256.18, including buyers premium &amp; tax <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Then i did a little research &amp; feel better now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078965[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Roman Republic, Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. </b>AR serrate denarius: 17 mm, 4 h. Rome Mint. Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter, S C. Reverse: Victory holding plam frond &amp; wreath while driving a quadriga. T control mark, Q.AVT. BAR. PR. Sydenham 742b, Crawford 364/1d. NGC graded the coin XF.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured below sold at a CNG Triton VIII (Jan. 10, 2005) for $920.00 on a $300.00 estimate. They graded it Superb XF with traces of horn silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078968[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The example pictured below was auctioned by Stack&#039;s, Bowers, &amp; Ponterio last January for $2,040.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, with an estimate of $800.00-1,200.00. NGC graded it Ch AU*, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078971[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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