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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 8358523, member: 97383"]J.G., It should be mentioned that collectors who can't afford the large sestertii from the Rome Mint can always hunt for medium size bronze coins struck at the provincial mints, some of these coins are truly handsome & not very expensive. The Thracian bronze pictured below cost me only $258.00 at auction about 6 years ago.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1483461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1483462[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Rome Mint didn't strike silver coins of Severus larger than the denarius for regular circulation, so if collectors are hunting for large silver coins the provincial mints offer a nice selection to choose from <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I won the coin pictured below at a Nomos AG auction about 5 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1483465[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 8358523, member: 97383"]J.G., It should be mentioned that collectors who can't afford the large sestertii from the Rome Mint can always hunt for medium size bronze coins struck at the provincial mints, some of these coins are truly handsome & not very expensive. The Thracian bronze pictured below cost me only $258.00 at auction about 6 years ago. [ATTACH=full]1483461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1483462[/ATTACH] The Rome Mint didn't strike silver coins of Severus larger than the denarius for regular circulation, so if collectors are hunting for large silver coins the provincial mints offer a nice selection to choose from :happy:. I won the coin pictured below at a Nomos AG auction about 5 years ago. [ATTACH=full]1483465[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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