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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4431636, member: 98035&quot;]I know it&#039;s a bit after the fact, but did anyone feel like bidding on the last Leu auction was a bit light? No complaints here as I managed to snag three upgrades and fill one hole!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hole filler - Augustus posthumous issue</p><p><br /></p><p>DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Radiate head right</p><p>S-C/PROVIDENT, Altar</p><p>RIC 81</p><p>Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-30</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109278[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This one wasn&#039;t exactly cheap, but being just a smidge off center knocked probably 75% off the value, compared to other comparable pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Upgrade 1</p><p>Marcus Agrippa AE As</p><p>M AGRIPPA L F COS III, Bare head right</p><p>S-C, Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident</p><p>Struck under Caligula</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109279[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Replacing:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109282[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a coin type that is quite affordable if corroded, but shoots from $75-100 at VF with corrosion to $500+ for coins without corrosion. My new add I feel is at the sweet spot just before the price curve goes exponential - incidentally, I think I paid the same price for both of my examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Upgrade 2</p><p>Domitian AR DeMarcus</p><p>IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII, Laureate head right</p><p>IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva striding right, owl at feet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109277[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Replacing:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109463[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the old Domitian as one of my first purchases after I decided to get serious to try to collect all the emperors, but back then I wanted a great portrait and nothing else. I had since upgraded most of my coins, and the weak reverse strike and not-round flan just didn&#039;t &quot;fit&quot; anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>Upgrade 3</p><p>Aelia Flaccilla AE2</p><p>AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, Diademed mantled bust right</p><p>SALVS REI-PVBLICAE / SMHA, Victory seated, inscribing chi-rho onto shield set on podium</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109280[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Replacing:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109465[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not so much of an upgrade per se, but I have found that coins with the glossy black patina are nearly impossible to see in my binder without removing them to catch the light just right. For this one I will honestly probably keep both, to have one of each reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, relevant coins or comments welcome![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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