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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3151018, member: 19463&quot;]For the record, in the last twelve calendar months, I have purchased four coins of Septimius Severus - one sestertius and three denarii - all fom 193 AD.&nbsp; My status as a fearsome competitor in the Septimius market is a bit overrated.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As a specialist in anything, there may come a time where you either have things you see or don&#039;t see things you can afford.&nbsp; I stopped being a hardcore specialist over 20 years ago and became more of a general collector.&nbsp; In the old days, when a dealer at a show asked me what I was seeking, I could say, &quot;Septimius Severus&quot;! Today the correct answer is, &quot;Coins I like at prices I can afford.&quot;&nbsp; Dealers don&#039;t like that answer.&nbsp; Several can not accept that I like one coin they have but not another that seems the same to them.&nbsp; Not all coins of Septimius Severus are equal and I have never considered owning them all.&nbsp; More than once I have had a dealer of long standing (I still know half a dozen that I met over 30 years ago) show me a coin that he thinks I will like and he has been right.&nbsp; It seems I have a recognizable specialty after all but learning it takes a long time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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