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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3493509, member: 19463"]About 90 years ago a hoard of Roman silver numbering 81000 coins was found at Marcianopolis and named the Reka Devnia hoard. It was cataloged by N.A. Mouchmov giving a count of the number of examples found in the hoard. The coins ranged from Mark Antony to Herennius Etruscus but the ends are not as representative as the middle which includes my favorite Severans. Of the 7256 denarii of Septimius Severus, common types were reported with over 200 while rare ones were represented by one or no coins. You can not be too specific comparing the difference between a 1 and a 2 or a 3 but having 10 makes a coin likely to be scarce and 100 common.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are problems. Before they were counted, the coins were divided between two museums and the most rare ones seem to have disappeared from one group. The assumption is that someone skimmed easy to recognize rarities. Worse, the report was published on the worst paper money could buy in 1934 and surviving originals are in terrible shape. The ANA library had one but said it was too fragile to lend. There are private photocopies out there but the chances of your finding one is not good. People who have them do not sell. I am not aware of it being online but it would seem that it might be somewhere. </p><p><br /></p><p>Listings for this work are given as "RD" followed by the number of coins of that type. There are many different coins with the same RD numbers. They are organized by Cohen catalog numbers but all RDx means is that there were x examples in the 81000. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity means nothing unless there are multiple people who are seeking the type and are willing to pay extra to get it. Many of us buy coins for other reasons (beauty, history etc.) and pay more for coins we like. </p><p><br /></p><p>This popular coin of Septimius Severus is RD198:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]924897[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The one below is RD1. Do you care? Should you?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]924920[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3493509, member: 19463"]About 90 years ago a hoard of Roman silver numbering 81000 coins was found at Marcianopolis and named the Reka Devnia hoard. It was cataloged by N.A. Mouchmov giving a count of the number of examples found in the hoard. The coins ranged from Mark Antony to Herennius Etruscus but the ends are not as representative as the middle which includes my favorite Severans. Of the 7256 denarii of Septimius Severus, common types were reported with over 200 while rare ones were represented by one or no coins. You can not be too specific comparing the difference between a 1 and a 2 or a 3 but having 10 makes a coin likely to be scarce and 100 common. There are problems. Before they were counted, the coins were divided between two museums and the most rare ones seem to have disappeared from one group. The assumption is that someone skimmed easy to recognize rarities. Worse, the report was published on the worst paper money could buy in 1934 and surviving originals are in terrible shape. The ANA library had one but said it was too fragile to lend. There are private photocopies out there but the chances of your finding one is not good. People who have them do not sell. I am not aware of it being online but it would seem that it might be somewhere. Listings for this work are given as "RD" followed by the number of coins of that type. There are many different coins with the same RD numbers. They are organized by Cohen catalog numbers but all RDx means is that there were x examples in the 81000. Rarity means nothing unless there are multiple people who are seeking the type and are willing to pay extra to get it. Many of us buy coins for other reasons (beauty, history etc.) and pay more for coins we like. This popular coin of Septimius Severus is RD198: [ATTACH=full]924897[/ATTACH] The one below is RD1. Do you care? Should you? [ATTACH=full]924920[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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