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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnemicOak, post: 287175, member: 5224&quot;]Some of the popularity has to do with age, earlier coins are generally not as available.&nbsp; The coins of early emperors (like Nero) are available in much lower quantity.&nbsp; A lot less survived than someone like Severus Alexander.&nbsp; Also more people simply know who Nero was.&nbsp; He may have been a psycho, but his deeds are much more well known.</p><p><br /></p><p>You seem to be going for Severus Alexander.&nbsp; He&#039;s a good emperor for getting a quality coin for a lower price.&nbsp; $15-$20 for the ones you linked to isn&#039;t to bad I guess.&nbsp; Not sure about the textured look, some of it could be the photos, some could be a lot of porosity from some kind of chemical cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind for maybe $40-$60 you can get a really high quality coin for Sev Alexander.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one I paid $50 for...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/AnemicOak/tpl416LG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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