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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 26694023, member: 91820&quot;]I have a number of coins still to go and thought I would continue to post in 10 coin batches:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Agrippa As - Neptune - this was from Dianacoins.&nbsp; At one time they put up what seemed like dozens for sale, and purchased one.&nbsp; I used to have a Caligula As and a few others and very foolishly sold them - I recall how exciting it was when Dianacoins resumed selling every September after taking the summer off.&nbsp; This is only one of the many many amazing coins purchased from them until 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703360[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Claudius sestertius - Spes - this was purchased from a seller who would sometimes post amazing coins - I lost out on a perfect Volusian that is on the &quot;Four Bad Years&quot; site.&nbsp; I had also purchased a Claudius inscription sestertius with Tiber patina from Richard Beale but foolishly sold it thinking I already had a Claudius sestertius.&nbsp; But I like this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703361[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Caligula Sestertius - inscription - cleaned by Anthony Holmes, purchased from Dianacoins - one of my favorites but I wish the laurel leaves on the portrait were clearer - but again you won&#039;t find perfection in any of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703362[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5. Agrippina Jr - blank&nbsp; - Thracian mint - this coin is insane.&nbsp; Recently CNG sold one like it and it went for only a few hundred dollars even though there are only a handful known - in coins condition is king.&nbsp; This one is from Dianacoins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703363[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5. Agrippina Sr. &quot;SC&quot; - another Dianacoins purchase - a bit rough but as with many, if not most of the earlier sestertii - it is large and heavy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703368[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>6. Viitellius sestertius - Pax - ebay purchase.&nbsp; Usually these go for thousands but I got this much less than that because of the wear.&nbsp; Finding it was hard, but I didn&#039;t want the gap - I had a tendency to go for higher grade more common coins, and as a result didn&#039;t have one.&nbsp; I tried to find a Pertinax that was affordable but these go four figures even for really worn examples. I was lucky to find this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703367[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;7. Gordian III sestertius - Roma - In or about 2015 CNG had a large number of high grade Gordian III sestertii for sale - why? Who knows?&nbsp; But these were too nice to pass up and the quantity made the price reasonable, which no longer seems to happen - as with many of the other coins posted the color of the patina is a bit off.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703369[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8. Nero sestertius - the only coin I have from my friend Walter&#039;s coins which&nbsp; I helped sell on ebay the early 2000&#039;s.&nbsp; He was an amazing guy, his passing was sudden and he is much missed.&nbsp; The relief on this coin is amazing as is the excellent job done by another friend who has passed - Anthony Holmes.[ATTACH=full]1703374[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Balbinus sestertius - Providentia - a CNG acquisition purchased on ebay.&nbsp; Amazing to think that ebay had such beautiful coins for sale there although judging by what is above there are a few very nice ones that appear there.&nbsp; And why not - no consignment fee for the seller and no tacked on 22.5% for the auction house.&nbsp; Ebay isn&#039;t free but it is still a good place to find coins IF you can ignore the fakes - it drives me crazy that ebay does not police this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1703375[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>10.&nbsp; Augustus Divvus issue under Tiberius - this was purchased and shoved into the box only a few years ago.&nbsp; After buying this I realized that it was portraiture I really liked about sestertii - but then again, there is the historical interest.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1703376[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one more that really belongs in this group but I can only list ten at a time.&nbsp; Every penny spent on these coins was eked out of my tiny coin business - for which I am certain I make under minimum wage.&nbsp; But it is a labor of love - not just the coins but history - the amount of time I spend reading ancient history is at least equal to the ti.me spent on coins - well not quite. If only I had the time to learn latin and greek....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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