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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2954648, member: 82549&quot;]My take: I doubt that you could find a single VRBS ROMA coin in as good of condition as yours for $.50-$1.00. That&#039;s a bit of an exaggeration. You might find one or two as nice as that if you bought, say, a lot of 50 ancient coins for $50, but you&#039;d also get a bunch of unidentifiable junk in that lot, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the plastic container from INB is worthless, but your coin is easily worth the $3 that you paid for it, so don&#039;t feel that you were taken; you got a good deal. When people say the container is worth more than the coin they are usually talking about companies like NGC that certify the coin and evaluate the condition in addition to locking it up in a plastic tomb. Most ancient collectors loathe these tombs. I don&#039;t particularly like them myself--I&#039;d much rather hold the coin in my hand--but whatever floats your boat . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>You asked about your second coin. Here is a nicer example of the type--I&#039;m pretty certain it&#039;s from the same mint:</p><p><a href="http://feltemp.com/72_Lug_79v.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://feltemp.com/72_Lug_79v.html" rel="nofollow">http://feltemp.com/72_Lug_79v.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to ancients! May you get utterly and happily addicted like the rest of us here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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