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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8109713, member: 80952&quot;]When I decide to have a go in an auction, I choose a few main targets and a few secondary targets. Probably all the collectors have similar strategies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also buy impulse coins, that were not spotted when studying the list in the days before the auction, but I notice them when the auction is live. And if I decide I like the coin and the price is reasonable, I bid on it. I try to limit these purchases, as 10 cheap coins mean a big sum when the invoice arrives but 1 or 2 cannot be refused.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was the case with my new Mamaea sestertius.</p><p>Everybody knows Mamaea&#039;s history - she witnessed Caracalla&#039;s end,&nbsp; the reign of Macrinus (when her daughter, husband and son-in-law were killed), the ascension of her nephew Elagabalus and finally reached power along with Maesa in the reign of Severus Alexander.</p><p>Her death meant the end of Severan dynasty and a new era for the Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t save the coin when preparing the wish list mainly because Sestertii even in so-so condition are not very cheap and I just wanted a few main targets and therefore a cheap invoice.</p><p>But when seeing the coin remains under my personal estimate, I decided I want it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1410885[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse probably made other bidders stay away from the coin, but I consider it a decent addition because I simply like the coin, especially the interesting color, not fully visible in photos - a homogenous gray -&nbsp; and I don&#039;t consider it too bad for my tastes (I am aware that it is not rare but this is not extremely important for me)</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 222-235. Rome</p><p>Sestertius Æ</p><p>30 mm, 19,80 g</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped, right&nbsp; / VENERI FELICI SC, Venus, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and Cupid in left hand</p><p>RIC IV Severus Alexander 694; RCV II 8232; BMCRE 190</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post</p><p>- Julia Mamaea coins, sestertii or other denominations</p><p>- recent impulse purchases</p><p>- anything you feel relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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