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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2909531, member: 85693&quot;]Well, I hope this experience hasn&#039;t put you off Roman Republicans.&nbsp; They are a fascinating series to collect.&nbsp; I too was recently burned by an eBay RR fake - one I should&#039;ve known better about:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sextus-pompeius-faustulus-denarius-too-heavy-to-be-true.304450/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sextus-pompeius-faustulus-denarius-too-heavy-to-be-true.304450/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sextus-pompeius-faustulus-denarius-too-heavy-to-be-true.304450/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Live and learn.&nbsp; I did get a refund, but had to do it through eBay - despite offering returns, the seller never responded.&nbsp; Boooo!&nbsp; Hissss! </p><p><br /></p><p>But I still like the RR and I still like eBay for the bargains, despite the risks.&nbsp; Some of the offerings are pretty iffy, but the more you look, the more you&#039;ll learn.&nbsp; And the people here at Coin Talk are very helpful. </p><p><br /></p><p>Along these lines, after 30 years of hankerin&#039; for one, I just got my first Mark Antony legionary denarius a Legion VII (issued prior to the Battle of Actium at the butt-end of the Republic).&nbsp; It is very worn, but I paid less than $20 for it (eBay) and I am delighted with it (and I am really hoping nobody here tells me it&#039;s a fake <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; CT member Bing has been assembling an impressive collection of these, which has been fun to watch - you might check out his posts.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]702247[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]702248[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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