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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3225428, member: 85693&quot;]I think those are lovely Owls, Kentucky, and I would&#039;ve happily added them to my collection for that price. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for aiming higher, that&#039;s fine if you have the money for it.&nbsp; One of the things I like about ancients is how time, and abuse, adds a layer of not only crud, but interest.&nbsp; For me anyway. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a recent example of my bottom-feeding.&nbsp; It was a Carthage horse head AE from a $10.98 in a &quot;buy it now&quot; eBay auction.&nbsp; Its problems are obvious, but for me these are outweighed by a wonderful depiction of the horse head, gross casting sprues and interesting, if uneven, surfaces.&nbsp; It even comes with a palm tree.&nbsp; Nicer examples abound for 5-10 times what I paid, but I was delighted with this one (for example Agora Auctions sold one for $97.00, with a better centered obverse, but of a poorer style with iffy surfaces similar to mine). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840743[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Zeugitania, Carthage&nbsp; Æ 20</b></p><p><b>(c. 264-241 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Sardinian Mint</b></p><p>Head of Tanit left, with barley wreath, triple-pendant earring and necklace / Horse&#039;s head right, palm tree to right.</p><p>SNG Cop 173; MAA 57l.</p><p>(5.43 grams / 20 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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