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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 4914479, member: 92212&quot;]100% agreement!&nbsp; No doubt about the veracity of this. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree about those 2 groups, and in fact I was hoping to get some bids from one such group.&nbsp; I must however add a 3rd group: Those who have the exact same interest as did I in what various forms/shapes/types of Christian symbols were used in the late 4th century within the Roman Empire.&nbsp; And in fact, the bidder who wagered the highest bid was indeed from this 3rd group. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wish someone had an answer to your question about whether anyone had a specialization in Valentinian II coinage.&nbsp; :-/&nbsp; </p><p>re: mint variety... Below is my best summary of mints within the lot of 66...</p><p>Antioch - 21</p><p>Cyzicus - 3</p><p>Constantinople - 12</p><p>Thessalonica - 2</p><p>Nicodemia - 3</p><p>Alexandria - 4</p><p>Heraclea - 1</p><p>Undetermined or Barbarous - 20</p><p>For about a decade I bought almost every example of this type that became available provided that (a) it looked decent, AND (b) included a Christian emblem on the reverse, AND (c) the price was sane. </p><p>The point being is that the mint spread in this lot has much to do with the availability over the span of time in which I was in the buying mode. My primary concern was the great variety of reverse symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I kept looking for a &quot;LOVE&quot; reply to click for your comment. But finally settled for a &quot;LIKE&quot;.&nbsp; But all joking aside, the retail value for nice examples of this general type of AE4 SALVS REIP. with clear Christian emblems is in excess even of $10.&nbsp; Few may accept it as truth, but my average payout for the 66 of just under $12 each is lower than could now be assembled for so many like quality examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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