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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 2077251, member: 42034&quot;]<b>That&#039;s me!</b>&nbsp; I buy ancients and while experienced, have avoided becoming an expert.&nbsp; Also ever since Dennis Kroh retired I could never find anyone experienced in the trade to give me any info.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example I paid a particularly stupid amount of money for a Didius Julianus sestersius that I thought was nice and just recently saw a pix of one that sold at NYC for half the price of mine yet appeared a whole lot nicer.&nbsp; I always thought these were uncommon coins but they are no longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now with the meltdown in Roman bronzes it seems that a few areas are particularly plague-infested which I am foolish enough to pursue.&nbsp; I love the Aes Grave series and have gotten 1 nice but common piece (As, Janus/ Galley Prow).&nbsp; I thought mine was exceptionally nice but that doesn&#039;t matter anymore with these bronzes. Recently an exceptional and earlier piece (auction cover plate coin) sold for a trivial amount.&nbsp; I like the full As&#039;s as I can hit potential burgelers with them if they ever try to break in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other foolish bronze sentiments are possibly upgrading my VF Caligula &quot;ad locuto cohortum&quot; sestersius TRP I? of 37/38 AD for a high end example.&nbsp; Also possibly getting a decent sesterius of Vitellius and of course a nice double S of TJ (Trajan decius).</p><p><br /></p><p>Any recommendations on dealers who can help?&nbsp; I know one who&#039;s friendly but he absolutely doesn&#039;t touch stuff like this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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