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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2735116, member: 83956&quot;]So a couple of weeks ago I’m sitting in bed flipping through eBay on my phone when I see “Billon Centenionalis Constantine the Great Rv. VOT XV FEL XX R P.” I immediately recognize that it’s a rare reverse type for Constantine. I confirm this impression with a quick VCoins search that showed two examples of this coin for Constantine, $275 and $780—many times the “Buy It Now” price of the eBay coin. So of course I click. Then about 10 seconds later I take a closer look at the coin itself. It’s not Constantine. It’s Licinius. The coin had been misidentified by the seller, and I was too busy looking at the description to look at the coin itself!</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought about trying to cancel the purchase since I collect Constantine, not Licinius. Obviously a Constantine collector will want some Licinius coins, but I’m not invested in getting rarities of him.</p><p><br /></p><p>But apparently this coin is pretty rare for Licinius too, so I’m torn between keeping it and putting it back on eBay to get my money back or even do a little better, if it’s as rare as it seems. It’s got good detail, but a little pitting mars the obverse. I don’t have RIC to hand, but I think it’s RIC VI ROME 223. I *think* it’s rated R5, though the RIC ratings are outdated. But anecdotal searches seem to confirm the relative scarcity or rarity of this issue. [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] would know. Perhaps the best way to find out is put it back on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate, post your <i>Ooops </i>coins, or coins that ended up being different from what you thought you were buying, for better or worse. Otherwise, some Licinius coins will do!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]623109[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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