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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 990805, member: 19463"]Yes, the Crispus is uncommon as are all of that reverse from other rulers. The coin is shown on Plate 21 of Victor Failmezger's book with a Licinius II and Constantine I but the one you want is the Constantine II which I've never seen in person. </p><p> </p><p>My photo file has a Commodus that I would call lower end but not junk. Also there is this aureus which went for six times the estimate in 2007. Would these tough times return a profit were it sold again? </p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=7970" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=7970" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=7970</a></p><p> </p><p>If you were looking for a present to send me, I'd rather have this medallion and the difference in cash:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=379257" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=379257" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=379257</a></p><p> </p><p>Some low end denarii and asses sell for under $100. Ancient collectors are just as condition conscious as US collectors. Below a certain grade it is harder to see the lion details and the coin is not rare in low grade (there are several on vcoins).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 990805, member: 19463"]Yes, the Crispus is uncommon as are all of that reverse from other rulers. The coin is shown on Plate 21 of Victor Failmezger's book with a Licinius II and Constantine I but the one you want is the Constantine II which I've never seen in person. My photo file has a Commodus that I would call lower end but not junk. Also there is this aureus which went for six times the estimate in 2007. Would these tough times return a profit were it sold again? [URL]http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=7970[/URL] If you were looking for a present to send me, I'd rather have this medallion and the difference in cash: [URL]http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=379257[/URL] Some low end denarii and asses sell for under $100. Ancient collectors are just as condition conscious as US collectors. Below a certain grade it is harder to see the lion details and the coin is not rare in low grade (there are several on vcoins).[/QUOTE]
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