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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3541432, member: 97383&quot;]Last night I did three fingers of a single malt scotch (Loch Lomond, aged 12 years) while watching the Heritage auction of Roman coins from the Morris collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Over 500 coins sold lasting past 12:00 am my time. Many of the coins were slabbed but most were &quot;raw&quot;. The collection was rich in sestertii, however, many were in rough shape &amp; many had been &quot;smoothed&quot;. The coins brought surprisingly high prices <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> &amp; I can assure everyone the Roman coin market is alive &amp; well <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I bid on 3 sestertii &amp; 4 Byzantine coins &amp; was steamrolled for my effort <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. One coin in particular caught my eye, pictured below, because I have a similar coin issued from a different emperor from the same period. The Morris coin is a very rare follis struck at the London Mint, depicting Constantius I as Nob. Caesar with helmet, spear, &amp; shield facing left. The ignorant cataloger placed an estimate of $200.00-300.00 on the coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, it sold for $1,920.00 with buyers premium <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Pictured below the Morris coin is a very rare follis of Diocletian in a similar pose struck at the Trier Mint, circa AD 303-305, 10,61 gm, that I bought at auction 12 years ago for $460.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]941285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]941287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]941288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]941289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]941290[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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