Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2410961, member: 37707&quot;]Foreign to most US/Modern collectors; ancient collectors could all unknowingly (and probably) have several very rare-unique coins in their collections. When you start compounding the several variables i.e. Mint, Dye, Year, Obv, Rev, Control marks, errors, etc; it can become very difficult to keep track of rarity. Adding a surface and strike condition to the mix only compounds the complexity of scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a coin I presented 8/8/14 with regard to specific rarity:</p><p><i>Wildwinds shows one example, in which I thought the description may had been exaggerated a wee bit. &quot;This is one of the top 2 rarest denarii of Faustina Jr., and seldom offered. Ref. RSC 161 very rare&quot; and &quot;Faustina Jr. denarius -exceedingly rare $510.00.&quot; I found 1 other price reference in which a lower quality coin went at auction for $343.00 in 2013 at a fairly prominent auction house. The only other site I found that referenced the rarity was a french ancient coin forum (thank you, Google Chrome Translate.) An individual on that site referred to this coin as the rarest issue of Faustina II. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Since then, I have noticed 2 others go up for Auction via Pecunem and Roma; The former, in better condition than my own, selling for 672 USD and the latter in much worse condition selling for 126 USD. Both listings did not refer to rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina Jr Denarius. DIVAE FAVSTINAE PIAE, draped bust right / MATRI CASTRORVM, Faustina seated left on low seat, holding scepter &amp; globe surmounted by phoenix with radiate nimbus, 2 legionary eagles set on low base before - RIC 753 Sear #5220</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]498298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498299[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]498295[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in