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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3574240, member: 98035"]Those are some lovely choices! I rarely ever win any high-ticket items from ebay... the last-second bidding wars get much more intense than at most other auction houses!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay is hands down the best source for getting good deals on lower value Romans and non-Classical coins. Ironically, Greek coins tend to sell for more on ebay than they typically do at auction houses. Auction houses for some reason seem to think that Indo Sassanian coins ought to be $20 for junk coins and $50+ for nice ones. I frequently buy high grade, even rare types for $5-10 each. I also frequently see $5-10 coins on ebay go for $50-100 at auction houses, like that Chach coin [USER=74834]@Pellinore[/USER] posted above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my favorite ebay purchases:</p><p><br /></p><p>Snarling Caracalla denarius, Liberalitas</p><p>~100, Carpe Dievm Nvmismatics</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952778[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caligula AE As, Vesta</p><p>+ Nero Claudius Drusus sestertius</p><p>Bought in an insane group lot for $750, kept these two for about $200 after selling the ones that weren't keepers</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952781[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952782[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Galba AE Drachm of Alexandria / Bust of Isis, Year 2</p><p>Got it in a lot of coins for $0.86 per coin, kept this for free and made a small profit</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952783[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Flavius Victor campgate</p><p>Came in a lot for $1.50/coin; rest surprisingly weren't culls either</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952787[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Saloninus Caesar / Prince standing</p><p>Three coin lot from Solidus Numismatik before they went to a different platform. I think it was about $20? Still remains one of the best portraits I've seen of him</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952789[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maximus Caesar sestertius</p><p>$30, can't remember seller's name. I was hesitant about it, but it came with an old auction ticket and I can't find fault with it. They quit selling coins after I won this one. Oops.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952790[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcian, from a group lot of five (all very nice) coins for $25</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952792[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Clodius Albinus as Augustus Denarius, Lugdunum</p><p>$50, can't remember seller's name</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952793[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian denarius / Roma seated</p><p>$60, Lanz</p><p>[ATTACH=full]952796[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3574240, member: 98035"]Those are some lovely choices! I rarely ever win any high-ticket items from ebay... the last-second bidding wars get much more intense than at most other auction houses! Ebay is hands down the best source for getting good deals on lower value Romans and non-Classical coins. Ironically, Greek coins tend to sell for more on ebay than they typically do at auction houses. Auction houses for some reason seem to think that Indo Sassanian coins ought to be $20 for junk coins and $50+ for nice ones. I frequently buy high grade, even rare types for $5-10 each. I also frequently see $5-10 coins on ebay go for $50-100 at auction houses, like that Chach coin [USER=74834]@Pellinore[/USER] posted above. Some of my favorite ebay purchases: Snarling Caracalla denarius, Liberalitas ~100, Carpe Dievm Nvmismatics [ATTACH=full]952778[/ATTACH] Caligula AE As, Vesta + Nero Claudius Drusus sestertius Bought in an insane group lot for $750, kept these two for about $200 after selling the ones that weren't keepers [ATTACH=full]952781[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]952782[/ATTACH] Galba AE Drachm of Alexandria / Bust of Isis, Year 2 Got it in a lot of coins for $0.86 per coin, kept this for free and made a small profit [ATTACH=full]952783[/ATTACH] Flavius Victor campgate Came in a lot for $1.50/coin; rest surprisingly weren't culls either [ATTACH=full]952787[/ATTACH] Saloninus Caesar / Prince standing Three coin lot from Solidus Numismatik before they went to a different platform. I think it was about $20? Still remains one of the best portraits I've seen of him [ATTACH=full]952789[/ATTACH] Maximus Caesar sestertius $30, can't remember seller's name. I was hesitant about it, but it came with an old auction ticket and I can't find fault with it. They quit selling coins after I won this one. Oops. [ATTACH=full]952790[/ATTACH] Marcian, from a group lot of five (all very nice) coins for $25 [ATTACH=full]952792[/ATTACH] Clodius Albinus as Augustus Denarius, Lugdunum $50, can't remember seller's name [ATTACH=full]952793[/ATTACH] Hadrian denarius / Roma seated $60, Lanz [ATTACH=full]952796[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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