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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2003387, member: 42773&quot;]Yes, demand is everything when it comes to market value. Collectors just don&#039;t seem to care much for the coinage of Arabia Bostra, which is fine with me. I recently collected one of the camel types for much less than one would expect to pay for an imperial denarius of equally interesting character. Why isn&#039;t this reverse type more popular? It&#039;s one of the very few Roman coins that depict a camel. (Yes, I&#039;ve got to clean up the obverse a bit - just haven&#039;t gotten around to it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359342[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But among Arabian Provincials, there are far rarer coins that sell for even less, again because of lack of demand. Here&#039;s a large bronze of Philip II, minted for the Actia Dousaria, an annual Nabataean religious festival. Just try and find another one. But we know rarity doesn&#039;t necessarily equate with market value when it comes to ancient coins, so I got it for a song...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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