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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 6575186, member: 118780&quot;]Hello everyone! As I previously mentioned, I&#039;m getting started in ancient coins so I have a lot to learn. Not too long ago, there was an Aquilia Severa denarius at auction. This was an extremely high coin on my list (seriously, why isn&#039;t there a movie about her?) and I&#039;d bought from that auction house before and had nothing but very positive experiences. However, the stated weight of 4g seemed way too high.</p><p><br /></p><p>I contacted the auction house to ask whether they&#039;d misstated the weight, and they responded that they hadn&#039;t and the coin was indeed genuine. The weight was due to a high lead content in the coin, which they stated was commonly done for the first few coins for a die.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, that explained why the coin didn&#039;t seem in the best condition, so I put a low bid in that predictably didn&#039;t win. I later won a much better condition copy from a different auction house for the same winning price.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I&#039;m still wondering how common these &quot;die starters&quot; are. Are there collectors who focus on them? I searched and found no articles discussing this, but I&#039;d appreciate any references/links.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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