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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1628952, member: 26302&quot;]I never said larger ones with no condition issues were common at all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I didn&#039;t know speciafically you would not classify any of these as 1&#039;s, (having seen a few quite large ones myself), but knew anything over a 3 in these was less than common.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we were agreeing more than you thought we were. </p><p><br /></p><p>I love the point about not shopping for specific coins. One thing you need to adjust yourself to John is &quot;going with the flow&quot; and buying what is available. Every time I get on Ebay, or go to a show, I literally do not know what I may buy. This is why most ancient collectors have lots of mini collections. We buy coins we can, when we can. You will drive yourself nuts trying to just buy one type of coin at a time, because honestly there will be periods that NOTHING is really available for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>My last purchases have been:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Group of kidarites</p><p>2. Group of kushanshahs</p><p>3. Sassanian silver</p><p>4. Arab Byzantine group</p><p>5. Cyrenaica bronze</p><p>6. 500 LRB&#039;s</p><p>7. Group of sassanid and arabic silver</p><p><br /></p><p>Its very important to buy hoard when you can. A large group of coins will come on the market for some reason. All of a sudden you will think these are &quot;common&quot; coins and not bother to get a few. A couple of years later, they are all bought up, and you cannot find one for sale to save your life. This is another reason to buy what you can, when you can. Can&#039;t find a Fel Temp you like but a RR silver is available? Buy it instead!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know, since I am a hoarder its easy for me to say this. But I have been collecting ancients long enough to see so many coins enter the market, be everywhere for a bit, then are just gone. 10 years ago you could barely swing a dead cat and not hit a nice Shapur I silver. Now? I can&#039;t find one for sale hardly. Same was true of so many coins I cannot even name them. Today, I would say Hormizd II is too cheap, since a huge hoard must have been found. If anyone EVER wishes to own a nice early Sassanid silver I would buy one of these today. I will about guarantee they will be rare again in 10 years. I have bought 8 now, and will continue to buy nice ones I find, (so you better hope I don&#039;t see the auction as well <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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