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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4369114, member: 75143&quot;]I recently obtained a mixed lot of <b>300 </b>ancient coins at an average cost of $0.89 per coin. Advertised as Roman, that was mostly true except for about 3 non-Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of 300 coins:</p><p>55 were very low grade culls - absolutely no detail, metal slugs. 4 were melted together.</p><p>76 were low grade - just enough detail to say that &quot;yes, this is a coin&quot;</p><p>67 were medium grade - enough detail to see a bust and reverse motif, but not enough for a positive ID</p><p>13 were Byzantine, in mostly unidentifiable condition</p><p><br /></p><p>80 were better grade - fully identifiable</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of the better grade coins, the following 20 emperors were represented (in alpha order)</p><p>Antoninus Pius</p><p>Arcadius</p><p>Aurelian</p><p>Caracalla</p><p>Claudius II Gothicus</p><p>Commodus</p><p>Constans</p><p>Constantine I</p><p>Constantine II</p><p>Constantine Commemorative</p><p>Constantius II</p><p>Constantius Gallus</p><p>Elagabalus</p><p>Gallienus</p><p>Gordian III</p><p>Honorius</p><p>Julian</p><p>Licinius I</p><p>Licinius II</p><p>Maximian</p><p>Valens</p><p>Valentinian I</p><p><br /></p><p>Non-Roman coins included:</p><p>Seleucid</p><p>Greek/Provincial</p><p>Celtic (?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of those 20 emperors, there were 4 that I did not already have: Commodus, Honorius, Licinius II, Maximian</p><p><br /></p><p>Highlights were:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103648[/ATTACH] </p><p>Commodus Denarius, RIC 253</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103649[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus Varbanov 1426</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103650[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tiny Greek dichalkon</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103651[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tiny Seleucid elephant</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103652[/ATTACH] </p><p>Fake Licinius I</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103664[/ATTACH] </p><p>Antoninus Pius</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103665[/ATTACH] </p><p>Caracalla provincial issue of Nikopolis</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103666[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian III</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103667[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constans with goofy portrait</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103668[/ATTACH] </p><p>Arcadius, front facing portrait. Too bad about the break.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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