Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3520233, member: 80783&quot;]Yesterday I bought a bargain mixed lot that was advertized as including 11 low grade Sestertii.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I picked it up I realized that what I had bought was in fact four middle bronzes, five Sestertii, and two coins that look like cast fakes to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Auction house asked if I wanted them anyway so I got them for half of my maximum bid, which is less than what I usually pay for a single bronze coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don´t really <i>need</i> any of these coins since I aim for a one-coin-per-individual collection and have far better coins of each of those rulers, but as the Sestertii missing in my collection will cost more than 1000 USD each, I liked the idea of having something new to play with while I am saving for that Vitellius Sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what was in the box - most came with old tags of Deutsche Münzhandeslsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig, or hand written collectors tickets that indicate they were bought at Vienna or Zurich between 1983 and 1989 (which dealers would that be from?):</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Tiberius As</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]934658[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2) Drusus Caesar As</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934654[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3) Titus As</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934651[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>4) Trajan As</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934650[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5) Antoninus Pius Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934655[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>6) Marcus Aurelius Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934652[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>7) another Marcus Aurelius Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934656[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>8) Severus Alexander Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934649[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>9) another Severus Alexander Sestertius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934653[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>10) Aemilianus Sestertius, must be a cast</p><p>[ATTACH=full]934648[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>11) Trebonianus Gallus Sestertius, certainly a cast (no picture)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know how I did for 18 USD per coin and if you see any keepers here!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also I would be interested in your experience with group lots...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in