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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3377279, member: 80783&quot;]I have only five coins that I spent a &quot;significant amount&quot; of money on (for me, that would be more than 500 Euros, a sum that would be considered an insane price for a piece of bronze by most people outside this community):</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My most expensive coins were Gordian I and Gordian II. It is their rarity as such that makes them expensive, but if you want a complete set of Emperors, there is no way around them.</p><p>Almost as rare, especially as Sestertii in a collectable state, are Pertinax and Macrinus. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medallions are extremely rare as a class, but as there were no other Sestertius-sized coins issued after 265 aD, they are the only chance to continue a collection of large bronzes beyond the rule of Gallienus. So when I had the chance to buy one of Numerianus, I did.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Three out of my five &quot;significantly expensive&quot; coins happen to have a century-old pedigree and are cited in numismatic literature (Numerian, Macrinus, Gordian II).</p><p>As I am into genealogy, this adds a lot of interest for me. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Macrinus is not only extremely rare and has an exceptional pedigree, which alone&nbsp; would make it special to me, but on top also seems to be my highest grade coin (rated 5/5 in both strike and surface by CNG, which is very hard to achieve for any Sestertius), plus it features a beautifully toned natural orichalcum patina (according to one expert it might never even have been in the ground), and on top of all that it is of a high style that has never been surpassed in the third century.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]896039[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So I would say, this is the one and only coin that I will ever own that is virtually impossible to improve for a roman bronze (even by someone with 100 times my budget) in it´s combination of rarity, pedigree, grade and aesthetic appeal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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