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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 4321850, member: 73165&quot;]Do you really recommend Athena Numismatics, even given the issues people on here have with them?&nbsp; I can&#039;t argue with Ken Dorney or GIN though.&nbsp; No experience with Aegean or Incitatus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve dealt with Ken in person.&nbsp; I think I ended up buying a warring states knife coin and a Wang Mang spade, but I also looked at an Otho denarius when I was there.&nbsp; Good guy, fair prices, knows what he&#039;s doing.&nbsp; Ken would probably be a good one stop shop if you&#039;re already looking at his Chinese inventory.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not really a &quot;feature&quot; <i>per se</i>, but every listing has an &quot;inquire about this item&quot; link you can use to make an offer.&nbsp; Some will be more receptive than others.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t lowball, and you&#039;ll be fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the Ptolemy II octobol in my avatar from him.&nbsp; It was a pricey coin, but they always are.&nbsp; I just love my big ol&#039; bronze hockey puck.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m personally avoiding both Athena and Zurqieh due to stuff I&#039;ve read on here.&nbsp; Not sure I would be making that recommendation to a beginner.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LAC is a reputable dealer.&nbsp; If you&#039;re not in Europe, the only thing you might want to watch out for is shipping charges.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not hard to find nice coins of Marcus Aurelius for not much money.&nbsp; He was emperor for a long time and issued a lot of coins. I would say the denarii are most accessible in terms of price, and you don&#039;t have to worry about bronze disease, either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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