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Message:: [QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3212752, member: 97383"]Beginner345, as Orfew pointed out pre-reform denarii are rare & pricey, however, Roman Provincial issues of Nero from Alexandria, Egypt & Antioch, Syria are plentiful & usually not expensive. There is a certain magic & awe with the coins of Nero because he was so corrupt & so much has been written about him. Mention the name Nero to people on the street & nearly everyone of the will recognize it. Mention the name Nerva to the same people & you'll get a stupid look. Earlier this year I decided to sell an unusually nice tetradrachm of Nero in a Heritage auction, see photos below. Before sending it to Heritage I had NGC slab it. In the Heritage catalog they put an estimate of $150.00 on it. It sold for $1,960.00.[ATTACH=full]834598[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]834599[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]834600[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]