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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3155126, member: 80783"]Even if this was a rare type, I doubt it's market value would exceed 50 USD or so due to it's state.</p><p>I have a Sestertius which ist the second known of it's type, certified and graded VF, plus another one that has a population of only three.</p><p>Nevertheless neither of these has any significant value to it, because the first is of an Empress that otherweise is neither rare nor interessting, while the second one is a rare variety of an interesting type of a popular Emperor, but not interesting enough for most collectors due to it's low grade (which is nevertheless higher than that of the OP coin).</p><p>As Doug pointed out, any iconic type (anything with Caesar's portrait or a Iudea reverse for example) will easily have ten times their value in a worse state of preservation despite there being thousands of those on the market.</p><p>Would I trade mine against one of those? Never, because I bought these not for their rarity, but because in my eyes they are absolutely beautiful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3155126, member: 80783"]Even if this was a rare type, I doubt it's market value would exceed 50 USD or so due to it's state. I have a Sestertius which ist the second known of it's type, certified and graded VF, plus another one that has a population of only three. Nevertheless neither of these has any significant value to it, because the first is of an Empress that otherweise is neither rare nor interessting, while the second one is a rare variety of an interesting type of a popular Emperor, but not interesting enough for most collectors due to it's low grade (which is nevertheless higher than that of the OP coin). As Doug pointed out, any iconic type (anything with Caesar's portrait or a Iudea reverse for example) will easily have ten times their value in a worse state of preservation despite there being thousands of those on the market. Would I trade mine against one of those? Never, because I bought these not for their rarity, but because in my eyes they are absolutely beautiful.[/QUOTE]
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