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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2176147, member: 57495&quot;]I&#039;ve taken some gambles with mostly unseen lots but this one was definitely more of a snipe... using with a bazooka <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Unusually for a lot this size, the pictures provided of both sides of the coins were large and clear enough for me to individually (albeit approximatey) value the majority of the coins.&nbsp; I then took a hefty discount off the assessed total as a margin of safety, accounted for auction fees and arrived at my max bid.&nbsp; The closing price did come right up to my max... figures, eh.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I reckon I could have bought a decent example of a common aureus for what I paid, but I figured I would have more fun with this lot <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that more profit could have been realised if some of the coins were sold individually, but I can see why certain of the more ostensibly valuable coins ended up in a lot.&nbsp; The Otho is ex-jewelry, the Mark Anthony/Octavian has a small edge flaw... don&#039;t get me wrong though, they&#039;re still great examples and certainly so for me at least.&nbsp; Some of the others, though, I haven&#039;t yet discerned any problems with and can&#039;t see why they ended up sold in a lot.&nbsp; But I&#039;m sure glad they were.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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