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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2133029, member: 19463&quot;]We all like those big folles but I&#039;ll just be different and show a Galerius from the short time he was Caesar before the coinage reform that ended the antoninianus and brought us the large follis and post reform radiate.&nbsp; It is not that these are rare but there will be a hundred of the big boys and another hundred post reform radiates offered for sale for each of these pre reform coins for Galerius.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]406441[/ATTACH] </p><p>Since Lugdunum did not use the XXI, how do we know this is pre reform?&nbsp; Buy RIC volume V part 2 and look up #678.&nbsp;&nbsp; Compare to this one from acsearch:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1630084" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1630084" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1630084</a></p><p>This seller had a really nice one and was only asking 350 euros correctly identified.&nbsp; Is the coin worth 350 euros?&nbsp; Not to me. Now look at this one from a different seller:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1897202" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1897202" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1897202</a></p><p>They did not look up the coin but copied the ID from somewhere adding the bit about it being in RIC volume VI.&nbsp; The Lugdunum section of volume VI only has 312 listings so 678 is impossible.&nbsp; The coin is in volume V.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will point out that they only got 5 UK pounds for the coin (a reasonable price for a post reform radiate).&nbsp; When you buy coins from auction houses, beware to whom you pay a buyer&#039;s premium.&nbsp; Just having a fancy website does not make you an expert.&nbsp;&nbsp; Still, I paid more for mine so maybe I should shop there???</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, a pre reform Constantius I.&nbsp; This one has the XXI which makes it easier to spot as an antoninianus.&nbsp; Thank you, Antioch.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]406440[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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