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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7944810, member: 74968"]I have put together 3 12 Caesars sets in silver denarii. I agree with [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] concerning the relative scarcity of the 12 Caesar’s denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Domitian, some of his denarii are plentiful and reasonably priced. I am speaking here of the standard 4 Minerva types. Also many of the types stuck for him as Caesar are affordable and easy to find. They are also quite interesting. Because Minerva dominated the denarii of Domitian, non Minerva types are eagerly collected and range from scarce to almost impossible to locate. When the rare types come up for auction, there is force competition for them and they can get very expensive. There may be 6-10 Domitian collectors willing to pay more than 1000 for a very rare denarius of Domitian, I am one of them and I know most of the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>The common types are sometimes popular as well. I am referring to coins such as the Pegasus, the eagle reverse, and the goat reverse. These are great and interesting coins that can be had for very little money. </p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing. If you do find yourselves interested in the denarii of Domitian, keep an eye out for gems such as left facing portraits on the denarii[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7944810, member: 74968"]I have put together 3 12 Caesars sets in silver denarii. I agree with [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] concerning the relative scarcity of the 12 Caesar’s denarii. As for Domitian, some of his denarii are plentiful and reasonably priced. I am speaking here of the standard 4 Minerva types. Also many of the types stuck for him as Caesar are affordable and easy to find. They are also quite interesting. Because Minerva dominated the denarii of Domitian, non Minerva types are eagerly collected and range from scarce to almost impossible to locate. When the rare types come up for auction, there is force competition for them and they can get very expensive. There may be 6-10 Domitian collectors willing to pay more than 1000 for a very rare denarius of Domitian, I am one of them and I know most of the others. The common types are sometimes popular as well. I am referring to coins such as the Pegasus, the eagle reverse, and the goat reverse. These are great and interesting coins that can be had for very little money. One last thing. If you do find yourselves interested in the denarii of Domitian, keep an eye out for gems such as left facing portraits on the denarii[/QUOTE]
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