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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 3212136, member: 39084"]I might use the phrase "readily available" rather than abundant, but I think it's accurate to observe that Nero denarii in better condition are not inexpensive, and even those in less-than-better condition can be somewhat pricey. Consider the following two IUPPITER CUSTOS types:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834307[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834308[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The top coin is currently available on VCOINS for $229; while it's a decent coin in many respects (centering, recognizable portrait, partly readable legends) many collectors on this site would not regard it as inexpensive for its condition. If you want this coin in somewhat better condition, the bottom one sold at auction in 2011 for $55,000 NOT including buyer's premium of perhaps $10,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was fortunate to find my coin in 2008 at Goldberg's Millennia auction:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834310[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I would not want to be bidding on it today![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 3212136, member: 39084"]I might use the phrase "readily available" rather than abundant, but I think it's accurate to observe that Nero denarii in better condition are not inexpensive, and even those in less-than-better condition can be somewhat pricey. Consider the following two IUPPITER CUSTOS types: [ATTACH=full]834307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]834308[/ATTACH] The top coin is currently available on VCOINS for $229; while it's a decent coin in many respects (centering, recognizable portrait, partly readable legends) many collectors on this site would not regard it as inexpensive for its condition. If you want this coin in somewhat better condition, the bottom one sold at auction in 2011 for $55,000 NOT including buyer's premium of perhaps $10,000. I was fortunate to find my coin in 2008 at Goldberg's Millennia auction: [ATTACH=full]834310[/ATTACH] I would not want to be bidding on it today![/QUOTE]
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