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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4545984, member: 98035"]I would imagine that it's fair to assume that the majority of Valentinian III coins were probably minted during his earlier years, the 420s and 30s rather than the 40s and 50s. Take him out of the picture, and I don't doubt the claim - most fairly major auctions offer at least one Otho per auction, maybe a couple hundred per year. Of the terminal emperors, I think Majorian, Severus III, and Anthemius are the most common - and you'll see maybe a few per year, barring the sale of a major collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate, barring a lucky find of a Valentinian III in an uncleaned lot, I have always felt that his gold is really the way to go if you must have a Valentinian III for your collection. I won this one from Leu a couple years ago for CHF 250 or a little under $300 after fees and all. Compare to any certainly identifiable Val III AE4, which will generally run in the $75-150 range.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1125422[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4545984, member: 98035"]I would imagine that it's fair to assume that the majority of Valentinian III coins were probably minted during his earlier years, the 420s and 30s rather than the 40s and 50s. Take him out of the picture, and I don't doubt the claim - most fairly major auctions offer at least one Otho per auction, maybe a couple hundred per year. Of the terminal emperors, I think Majorian, Severus III, and Anthemius are the most common - and you'll see maybe a few per year, barring the sale of a major collection. At any rate, barring a lucky find of a Valentinian III in an uncleaned lot, I have always felt that his gold is really the way to go if you must have a Valentinian III for your collection. I won this one from Leu a couple years ago for CHF 250 or a little under $300 after fees and all. Compare to any certainly identifiable Val III AE4, which will generally run in the $75-150 range. [ATTACH=full]1125422[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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