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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8083855, member: 80952&quot;]Well, I have more than I want. And some of the coins I have seen on this thread are not that terrible ... especially compared to mine.</p><p>Here are some coins I bought before starting collecting ancients, 6-7 years ago, from some numismatic shows where an old man was having those. With a price of 2 EUR/coin and today I think this is too much.</p><p>Those days I thought this is the standard quality for ancient coins, this is why I wasn&#039;t very into them, thinking that a higher quality for any coin means very prohibitive prices. I was a little surprised, a few years later, seeing VF coins on the market. With good prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404201[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Identified as Dicletian Genio Populi Romani from Aquileia.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404202[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Identified it myself as a Probus (RIC 191) with a hexastyle temple on reverse. Or what it was a hexastyle temple. This is why I bought a similar coin, recently, and I think the comparison says enough</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404203[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some other LRBs where clear identification is impossible </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404204[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404205[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404207[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... and a coin that was identified with the help of a CT member - I knew it was Antoninus Pius (although the seller gladly promoted it as Julius Caesar)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404206[/ATTACH]</p><p>The reverse shows Fortuna with rudder&nbsp; - can&#039;t narrow it down more.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I started collecting ancients, I wasn&#039;t sure these should be included in my albums and personal catalog, but I decided to add them. They are still ancient coins, but I tried to raise my standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the coins I bought after learning a thing or two, I think this is the worst.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404208[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>AEOLIS, Kyme (ca 450-400 BC) AR Hemiobol </p><p>Head of eagle left; KY–M around; Quadripartite incuse square. </p><p>0,32 g, 8 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Very bad quality for a common coin, but my winning bid was 3 EUR.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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