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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8056567, member: 118780"]Second all the recommendations given so far. Two stores that I would watch closely (both in the US):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://bargainbinancients.com/zen/index.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bargainbinancients.com/zen/index.php" rel="nofollow">BargainBinAncients </a>- This is a great source for low cost, authentic, coins. Unfortunately, they don't have a Trajan denarius right now, but he's always adding new stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aegean_numismatics-1/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aegean_numismatics-1/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?" rel="nofollow">Aegean Numismatics</a> - You'll need to keep a tight eye on this store, because the good stuff sells out within hours. They often carry denarii, and Trajan is among the most common emperors.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that is my perception from looking through ma-shops and vcoins: the European shops tend to have better prices for these types of coins. My suspicion is because there are lots of shops, so competition is fierce, and because they have these coins everywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're willing to pay the shipping, the following shops <i>do</i> have a Trajan denarius in your price range. All are on VCoins.</p><p>Numiscorner (Germany)</p><p>Tom Vossen (UK)</p><p>London Ancient Coins (UK)</p><p><br /></p><p>I've ordered from these three and from the two above without issues. Note that shipping across the pond is very easy, but may take up to a month. In my experience, standard shipping takes 3 weeks and express a few days. If you're interested in some coins for yourself or for more gifts, you can add a few coins to make the shipping more cost effective.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my Trajan coin. It's a very standard type that I bought for 30 Euros. For me, I just wanted a coin from the emperor and didn't care about the specific history mentioned.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395932[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8056567, member: 118780"]Second all the recommendations given so far. Two stores that I would watch closely (both in the US): [URL='https://bargainbinancients.com/zen/index.php']BargainBinAncients [/URL]- This is a great source for low cost, authentic, coins. Unfortunately, they don't have a Trajan denarius right now, but he's always adding new stuff. [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aegean_numismatics-1/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?']Aegean Numismatics[/URL] - You'll need to keep a tight eye on this store, because the good stuff sells out within hours. They often carry denarii, and Trajan is among the most common emperors. One thing that is my perception from looking through ma-shops and vcoins: the European shops tend to have better prices for these types of coins. My suspicion is because there are lots of shops, so competition is fierce, and because they have these coins everywhere. If you're willing to pay the shipping, the following shops [I]do[/I] have a Trajan denarius in your price range. All are on VCoins. Numiscorner (Germany) Tom Vossen (UK) London Ancient Coins (UK) I've ordered from these three and from the two above without issues. Note that shipping across the pond is very easy, but may take up to a month. In my experience, standard shipping takes 3 weeks and express a few days. If you're interested in some coins for yourself or for more gifts, you can add a few coins to make the shipping more cost effective. Here's my Trajan coin. It's a very standard type that I bought for 30 Euros. For me, I just wanted a coin from the emperor and didn't care about the specific history mentioned. [ATTACH=full]1395932[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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