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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3126293, member: 32619"]I have some some rather corroded tokens but in that collection I'll put up with a lot more than my ancients. For a rare or scarce base/unit I'll put up with quite a bit. My ancients I collect a little differently...however I will put up with a lot sometimes for the right reason. The below coin was less than a dollar:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-42-ptolemy-ix-zeus.3773/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Ptolemy IX, BC 117-58</p><p>AE, 3.21g, 16mm; 12h; Neopaphos mint, Cyprus</p><p>Obv.: Head of Zeus Right</p><p>Rev.: Zeus standing holding torch & staff, star above</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it worth the $0.99 cents I paid (free shipping)? I was still pretty new to ancients, it was much smaller than my other coins from the Ptolemy dynasty, and it was someone I didn't have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3126293, member: 32619"]I have some some rather corroded tokens but in that collection I'll put up with a lot more than my ancients. For a rare or scarce base/unit I'll put up with quite a bit. My ancients I collect a little differently...however I will put up with a lot sometimes for the right reason. The below coin was less than a dollar: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-42-ptolemy-ix-zeus.3773/full[/IMG] Ptolemy IX, BC 117-58 AE, 3.21g, 16mm; 12h; Neopaphos mint, Cyprus Obv.: Head of Zeus Right Rev.: Zeus standing holding torch & staff, star above Is it worth the $0.99 cents I paid (free shipping)? I was still pretty new to ancients, it was much smaller than my other coins from the Ptolemy dynasty, and it was someone I didn't have.[/QUOTE]
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