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Message:: [QUOTE="Trebellianus, post: 3135367, member: 91569"]A common denominator, as noted, is apparently anything which can be made by its sellers to bear some Biblical connotation or other: as well as the things posted above already, we have (honourable mention) the famous Shekel of Tyre and (dishonourable mention) all those Flavian types marketed as variations on the "Judaea Capta" theme, no matter how remote: things like Vespasian's "Victoria Navalis" or even generic victory types of Domitian. No disrespect intended to the devout, of course — the desire to possess items constituting a tangible connexion to the origins of one's faith is self-explanatory. (I'm not a Byzantine collector, but, in incongruous contrast, I don't think I've seen any particular premium attaching to its various bronzes which depict Christ himself — can any experts weigh in?) On a different note, the portrait denarii of J. Caesar would be somewhere near the top of my own "overpriced" list: their historic importance, of course, cannot be over-emphasised, but the thought of going over £1,000 for a poorly-conceived, badly-struck portrait on a small flan I find rather gruesome, especially as it isn't a rare issue, particularly. If I was spending that amount on, say, an Otho, I could at least expect to see all the letters and his toupée rendered with some attention.[/QUOTE]