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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3375902, member: 98035&quot;]Yesterday on ebay I was watching a coin as a potential upgrade/addition to my collection. It went above my bid, and I wasn&#039;t interested in getting into a bidding war, so I let it go.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was a Licinius II follis with a curious obverse legend LICINIAN LICINIVS IVN - no indication of Caesar anywhere on the coin. It was listed as R5 by the seller, confirmed in my reference. It sold for under $50.</p><p><br /></p><p>That got me thinking... we all have a preferred area of focus, and many of us appreciate a true rarity within that field. How significant does a rarity have to be in order for us to be prepared to drop a &quot;significant&quot; amount of money (be it $50 or $5,000) to add that rarity to our collection?</p><p><br /></p><p>In somewhat declining order:</p><p>- Rare ruler or issuing authority (e.g. Otho, Gordian II, Romulus Augustulus)</p><p>- Rare type or denomination (Decius double-sestertius, Severus Laetitia Temporum &quot;ship and animals&quot; denarius)</p><p>- Rare titulature or historical connection (Gordian III as Caesar, Diadumenian as Augustus)</p><p>- Rare mint (Alexandria denarii of the Nerva-antonines)</p><p>- Rare variety (legend, mint, or control mark variant)</p><p><br /></p><p>Curious to know what everyone&#039;s cutoff is where they&#039;d say &quot;Nah, not worth it - let&#039;s wait for another one.&quot; Also, feel free to show off your favorite rarities in any of these categories!</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman:</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare ruler - Didius Julianus (my most expensive coin by a decent margin)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895439[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rare denomination / type - </p><p>Julia Maesa AE <b>As </b>(Sold a few months ago)</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]895446[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Rare Title - Clodius Albinus as Augustus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895448[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rare variety - Claudius II Antoninianus, FIDES EXERCI<b>TI - </b>not EXERCI or EXERCIT which are the only two published variants</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895449[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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