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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7787032, member: 80952"]Hello ladies and gentlemen.</p><p>Finally managed to acquire one of the coins I wanted from the first day I decided to collect ancient coins.</p><p>My collecting areas are still quite wide; I don't hunt major rarities, gold coins and even if I like nicely preserved coins (don't we all), I'm happy with coins in decent conservation. </p><p>But there was one coin I looked for. Without success. I don't think I have ever seen it in the auctions I participated in.</p><p>It's not a rarity - <b>but I really wanted a coin with Trajan's column. </b></p><p>And this weekend it appeared. </p><p><br /></p><p>You probably know this majestic monument. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Column" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Column" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Column</a></p><p>One of the places I really need to visit.</p><p>The level of detail and the way the Dacian wars are depicted are simply overwhelming.</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally I wanted to pause my acquisitions, and I probably will, but seeing a Column denarius available made me quickly change my mind. </p><p><br /></p><p>These denarii come in some different versions, the only difference being the legends (as far as I know). </p><p>RIC 292/293</p><p>IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P</p><p>SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 307</p><p>IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P</p><p>COS VI P P S P Q R</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 356</p><p>IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC</p><p>P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R</p><p><br /></p><p>But the designs are similar. </p><p><br /></p><p>I lost the RIC 356 coin I was after. Somebody else wanted it more than I did. There was a bidding war and I lost it, but I wasn't very unhappy, as the price was already way over what I would have been comfortable with. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I couldn't say I was happy, that was the coin I joined the auction for. My plan was to get that one (I already bought some snacks before) and end the auction. Fail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quickly browsed the remaining lots. And I was extremely surprised to see <b>another Column denarius, </b>RIC 292. The coin was in a lower grade, not very appealing, but not much worse than the one I lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1336585[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Surface issues, the Column is worn, losing the details (diagonal lines and dots)...<b>but another Column coin, the 2nd I ever see available, and in the same auction! </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I was pessimistic as I witnessed the price for the one I lost - and that one was just slightly better. </p><p><br /></p><p>Got this one for 26 EUR, 1/6 of the price for the other one - a positive shock.</p><p>I don't think I was ever happier for buying a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post </p><p>- Trajan's column coins</p><p>- coins that were on your wish list for a long time and you finally managed to get</p><p>- anything relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7787032, member: 80952"]Hello ladies and gentlemen. Finally managed to acquire one of the coins I wanted from the first day I decided to collect ancient coins. My collecting areas are still quite wide; I don't hunt major rarities, gold coins and even if I like nicely preserved coins (don't we all), I'm happy with coins in decent conservation. But there was one coin I looked for. Without success. I don't think I have ever seen it in the auctions I participated in. It's not a rarity - [B]but I really wanted a coin with Trajan's column. [/B] And this weekend it appeared. You probably know this majestic monument. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Column[/URL] One of the places I really need to visit. The level of detail and the way the Dacian wars are depicted are simply overwhelming. Normally I wanted to pause my acquisitions, and I probably will, but seeing a Column denarius available made me quickly change my mind. These denarii come in some different versions, the only difference being the legends (as far as I know). RIC 292/293 IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI RIC 307 IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R RIC 356 IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R But the designs are similar. I lost the RIC 356 coin I was after. Somebody else wanted it more than I did. There was a bidding war and I lost it, but I wasn't very unhappy, as the price was already way over what I would have been comfortable with. But I couldn't say I was happy, that was the coin I joined the auction for. My plan was to get that one (I already bought some snacks before) and end the auction. Fail. Quickly browsed the remaining lots. And I was extremely surprised to see [B]another Column denarius, [/B]RIC 292. The coin was in a lower grade, not very appealing, but not much worse than the one I lost. [ATTACH=full]1336585[/ATTACH] Surface issues, the Column is worn, losing the details (diagonal lines and dots)...[B]but another Column coin, the 2nd I ever see available, and in the same auction! [/B] I was pessimistic as I witnessed the price for the one I lost - and that one was just slightly better. Got this one for 26 EUR, 1/6 of the price for the other one - a positive shock. I don't think I was ever happier for buying a coin. Please post - Trajan's column coins - coins that were on your wish list for a long time and you finally managed to get - anything relevant[/QUOTE]
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