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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8252656, member: 80952&quot;]I participated in an auction this weekend having 2 major targets - the Trajan Dacian related denarii. Got them both yesterday, the price was relatively decent and today, in day 2, I mainly checked which coins are not popular, having a small number of bids, and if I liked them, I took a shot.</p><p>Managed to get a Honorius front facing bust, a beaten Procopius (I know his coins are not that rare as they were considered few years ago but nevertheless not found everyday), a Postumus antoninianus with Sarapis and a Saloninus, but for me the main score is this Volusian from Antioch.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1454278[/ATTACH]</p><p>The coin is not exactly FDC but I liked the generous flan, the portrait is decent and I like the ROMAE AETERNAE reverse type.</p><p>My only Volusian coin was a sestertius with Juno temple reverse, so I decided that if the price remains very low, I will get it.</p><p>It was lower than my most optimistic estimations so I got it.</p><p>The fun part was when I managed to identify it, as the obverse legend was a little &quot;uncommon&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Volusian AD 251-253. Antioch</p><p>Antoninianus AR</p><p>22 mm, 2,97 g</p><p>IMP CV AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r., Rv. ROMAE AETERNAE AVG, Roma seated left with Victory and spear, shield at side. In exergue, 3 pellets</p><p>Cf RIC 234a (R)</p><p>I always check the rarity ratings in RIC but I don&#039;t rely on them too much. But when checking other examples, I saw that this not exactly a common coin - just 6 results on acsearch.</p><p>Also I could not find any other similar coin with 3 pellets in exergue.</p><p>So I could say that my mission - to get 4-5 coins with under 20 EUR each was a success.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post Volusian coins or any snacks bought recently that turned out to be very good coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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