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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2855376, member: 19463&quot;]Looking at the choices I made in this bracket, I suffer more buyer&#039;s remorse and do not see most as particularly good choices for the money.&nbsp; I am not sure that says as much about the coins as about how my interests changed over the last year.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I know you pay extra for popular types but this Magnentius from Trier could have had a better upper left reverse to justify the $180 I paid at a 2017 local show.&nbsp; It has many good points but when you see the faults first, it is a sign that you are having doubts.&nbsp;&nbsp; It would have sold for more in a big sale but I bought it from a place that should have been cheaper. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]678659[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This Parthian drachm came from the same seller at a show a month later than the Magnentius.&nbsp; It is a type we always called Mithradates I but recently some are stretching that to allow &#039;or before&#039; attributions.&nbsp; For $190, I might have done better.&nbsp; I did like the extreme cupping of the reverse as shown by the way the top legends were dragged down.&nbsp; Maybe I am being too hard on it - maybe not.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678660[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This Ardashir I, first of the Sasanians, is a nice coin but too fully cleaned for my usual tastes.&nbsp; I have to wonder if I am that interested in Sasanians but since I have ordered a new book set on them, I hope the answer is &#039;yes&#039;.&nbsp; It is easier to justify a $200 purchase if you know more about what you bought.&nbsp; I hope...&nbsp; Show in 2016</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678661[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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