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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8019260, member: 80952&quot;]That is a very good strategy. [USER=118780]@kirispupis[/USER] . You have clear goals in your collection. But I mainly use the one mentioned by [USER=71514]@Pishpash[/USER] . </p><p><br /></p><p>Usually my purchases go with these rules</p><p>- Roman Imperial - they need to be from an emperor/empress I like and I know I can afford. It is useless to want an imperial coin from Tranquilina. Or, random example, Didius Julianus, although they tend to be somehow affordable in low grades - but do I want a coin in a very low grade, especially if they are expensive?</p><p>I got myself a low grade Julia Titi because she&#039;s not common and I&#039;m OK-ish with paying 120 EUR. But I wouldn&#039;t be with 600 EUR for a very worn coin. </p><p>Also I want to avoid the &quot;standard&quot; reverses with somebody standing or seated, holding something in hand. Of course this eliminates 90% of the coins (this doesn&#039;t mean that I ignore the coins with &quot;standard&quot; reverses) but I am trying to get coins as &quot;original&quot; in design as possible</p><p>- Roman Provincial - coins from cities I don&#039;t already have. I am not interested in collecting a city only. Same rule as before - interesting reverses if possible. </p><p>- Greek - as many cities as possible. And iconic coins, such as the Aspendos stater from my avatar. Or the Pontos Amisos with Perseus. Or Thasos with the satyr kneeling, the kind of coins that a collector will recognize instantly </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a subarea that makes me want to specialize on it. So I prefer to have a large pool of choices. </p><p>Here is an example of a coin that follows my rules, although I prefer slightly better condition (but I do not consider this coin garbage)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390351[/ATTACH]</p><p>A ruler I am interested in. A non standard reverse. And of course, a decent price, that I am comfortable to pay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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