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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8069845, member: 80952&quot;]Even if I bought a lot of coins in 2021, I can&#039;t choose a best buy without doubts. Because almost all the coins I got were types I wanted and I like all of them. And I made sure the prices I pay are below the usual market price.</p><p>I will mention 3 coins that for me are very important as they are all related to the country I live in. This is my definition of &quot;best buy&quot; - a coin type I wanted and obtained with a good price.</p><p>First would be a Trajan denarius with the Column. Found it in an auction by pure chance, as I lost a Column literally minutes ago and this one went unnoticed (almost missed it myself).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399538[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399541[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As the one I lost went for 160 EUR + taxes, being better but not by miles, I was not optimistic about this one. Getting it for 26 EUR was a big surprise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan AD 98-117. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>19 mm, 2,60 g</p><p>RIC 292, RSC 558</p><p>Date Range: AD 112 - AD 114</p><p><b>Obverse Legend: </b>IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P</p><p><b>Type: </b>Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right</p><p><b>Reverse Legend: </b>S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI</p><p><b>Type: </b>Column of Trajan surmounted with a statue of Trajan; two eagles at base and a wreath with spirals and dots on column</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now a coin that might not seem much but it is a pretty rare pseudo-autonomous issue from Tomis (nowadays Constanta, Romania)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>21 mm, 4,95 g.</p><p>Moesia, Tomis Æ21. Pseudo-autonomous issue, late 1st century AD. Laureate head of Zeus right / TOMEI-TѠN outwards around eagle facing right on thunderbolt, head reverted. RPC II, 411; AMNG I.2, 2509.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can only find one other example, better, sold in 2020 for roughly the same price. Was hoping it will remain under the radar, but I got it with 60 EUR + taxes. Overall not a bad deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last one will be a coin I recently acquired and it was on my wish list since I started collecting. One of the designs that cannot be confused - with obverse having the Dioscuri, one with head inverted and reverse with eagle on dolphin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As the conservation is good enough, I was pleased I got it for 36 + taxes. It&#039;s good, even if it&#039;s a subdivision (obol or trihemiobol) not a drachm.</p><p>The surprise came when I tried to attribute the coin. I couldn&#039;t find anywhere the combination with left head inverted and the eagle and the dolphin facing right.</p><p>Turned out to be a rare variety, found in only one reference and rater R4. And better than the plate coin in the reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moesia. Istrus circa 280 - 256/255 BC</p><p>Obol or Trihemiobol AR 12 mm, 0,77 g</p><p>Facing male heads, the left one inverted / IΣTΡIH, Sea-eagle left on dolphin, ΔI beneath dolphin.</p><p>Dima, Tabelul III, Grupa IV, Subgrupa VII, II – Pl XXI, 10[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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