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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2841203, member: 85693&quot;]Some great coins (and deals) on this thread.&nbsp; What really drives my collection is finding lots of coins that are poorly listed, etc. on eBay.&nbsp; The stuff below is from the past year. </p><p><br /></p><p>This batch of Roman Empire silver is a lot I paid $37.50 total - in addition to the silver shown here, there were five bronze teeny-weenies from the Constantine era and a supposedly &quot;Greek&quot; thing that is worn slick.&nbsp; But ignoring the bronze, this lot worked out to $12.33 each.&nbsp; The blotchy tone on the Geta and Julia Domna came off by gently rubbing it with my finger - I suspect poor storage residue; they actually look better now:</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]672183[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Julia Domna </b></p><p><b>(203 A.D.) Denarius - Rome Mint</b></p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA, bust rt., bareheaded and draped / PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas standing left, veiled, both hands raised, altar at left.</p><p>RIC 574; RSC 156; BMC 69. (3.15 grams / 19 mm) eBay Lot @ $12.33</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Geta (as Caesar) </b></p><p><b>(209 A.D.) Denarius - Rome Mint</b></p><p>P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES draped bust right / PONTIF COS II, Geta standing left holding globe &amp; short scepter. RIC 61b; RSC 117; BMC 586. (3.25 grams / 20 mm) eBay Lot @ $12.33</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Gordian III - Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Antioch Mint</b></p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right. / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia, no wheel below throne (Rome). RIC 210; RSC 98a; RCV 8613&nbsp; (4.00 grams / 22 mm)&nbsp; eBay Lot @ $12.33</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another lot - I won these two for $27.00 total - Philip the Arab and Julia Domna.&nbsp; This works out to $13.50 each.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]672185[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Philip I the Arab (246 A.D.)</b></p><p>IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed. / ANNONA AVGG, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius left and cornucopiae. (5th Issue, 5th Officina) RIC 28c, RSC 25; Cohen 25.&nbsp; eBay Lot @13.50 </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Julia Domna (203 A.D.)</b></p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA, bust rt., bareheaded and draped / PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas standing left, veiled, both hands raised, altar at left. RIC 574, RSC 156, BMC 69.&nbsp; eBay Lot @$13.50</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, here are a few Septimius Severus denarii purchased in separate auctions.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t cataloged them yet, but I paid $14.95, $25.49 (a bit over the limit) and $17.51 for these (left to right). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]672186[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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