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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3573023, member: 80783"]Some of you have warned new collectors to buy via Ebay, and rightly so: there are many forgeries to be found and most genuine coins are not worth the price asked.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I started collecting roman bronzes three and I half years ago and still tried to limit myself cost-wise, Ebay was my prime source and I made all the mistakes myself. Lucky I was able to return the forgeries I had bought (thanks to this forum!), but nevertheless I have replaced most of my early purchases by now and lost money on nearly all of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I could easily show my ten WORST Ebay purchases, but instead here are the ones that I still find good enough to keep. I probably overpaid on all of these as well, but choose for yourself which you would consider should be the "keepers" here (I only find one of them impossible to improove, but can live with the others):</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Caligula Sestertius:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952133[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Agrippina Sestertius: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]952134[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Aelius Caesar Sestertius:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952132[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>4) Lucius Verus Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952139[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5) Lucilla Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952140[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>6) Clodius Albinus Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>7) Geta Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952136[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8) Diadumenianus Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952144[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>9) Elagabalus Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952131[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>10) Maximinus Thrax Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952130[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>Please pick your favourites and show your favourite Ebay finds![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3573023, member: 80783"]Some of you have warned new collectors to buy via Ebay, and rightly so: there are many forgeries to be found and most genuine coins are not worth the price asked. When I started collecting roman bronzes three and I half years ago and still tried to limit myself cost-wise, Ebay was my prime source and I made all the mistakes myself. Lucky I was able to return the forgeries I had bought (thanks to this forum!), but nevertheless I have replaced most of my early purchases by now and lost money on nearly all of them. So I could easily show my ten WORST Ebay purchases, but instead here are the ones that I still find good enough to keep. I probably overpaid on all of these as well, but choose for yourself which you would consider should be the "keepers" here (I only find one of them impossible to improove, but can live with the others): 1) Caligula Sestertius: [ATTACH=full]952133[/ATTACH] 2) Agrippina Sestertius: [ATTACH=full]952134[/ATTACH] 3) Aelius Caesar Sestertius: [ATTACH=full]952132[/ATTACH] 4) Lucius Verus Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952139[/ATTACH] 5) Lucilla Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952140[/ATTACH] 6) Clodius Albinus Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952135[/ATTACH] 7) Geta Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952136[/ATTACH] 8) Diadumenianus Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952144[/ATTACH] 9) Elagabalus Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952131[/ATTACH] 10) Maximinus Thrax Sestertius [ATTACH=full]952130[/ATTACH] Please pick your favourites and show your favourite Ebay finds![/QUOTE]
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