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This is an interesting book for anyone who has one of these denarii. It gives an emphasis on how important this battle was in respect of the demise of the Republic.

Welcome to the forum @Gumrum, great coins and thank you for sharing,

Here is a coin that arrived today. I made a quick image using my Iphone with a book as a rest and the result as you can see is dismal compared to @Qcumbor I also need to retake my images as mine are also a mish mash of backgrounds , sizes, cameras and lighting. There are some great coin photography contributions on this and other forums and I should take more notice of them but really need look no further than @Qcumbor. Great coins and great images. M.Plaetorius M.f Cestianus 57 BC. AR Denarius . Draped female bust righr ; control mark behind/ M PLAETORI CEST EX SC ; jug and lighted torch. Cr 405/4 18.45 mm 3.9 gm Notice the variance in shade of my background. I will try and do better tomorrow.

Absolutely solid at $300 @Victrix. I can’t currently find one under $1000 and that emphasises my comment. My initial comment was that I did not believe it was a fourre but my subsequent comment stated that at $300 it mattered not.

For $300 @The_Collector it is ok for a fouree because it is a Caesar. People collect these and if you wanted one you couldn’t find one! This hobby is swings and roundabouts, you win some you lose some, but as long as you don’t think it an investment you will keep your sanity!

I had a similar experience having sold my Cromwell Half Crown to fund some unforeseen disaster so you have my total empathy. What a fabulous coin!

I suppose the definition of underrated can be ambiguous. Overlooked or made no impact or made a profound difference lost in time? I have some sympathy for Diadumenian , condemned at birth by his parentage and didn't live long enough to make any impact, the only impact being whatever coins survived after being declared damnatio memoriae after his death by the Senate. Quite how a child can be an enemy of Rome defeats me unless by descendancy. Diadumenian, 217-218. Denarius, Rome. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES Draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian to right. Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS Diadumenian standing front, his head turned to right, holding standard in his right hand and scepter in his left; to his right, two standards. Cohen 3. RIC 102. Condition: Very Fine Weight: 3.25 gr Diameter: 20 mm

Here is another Commonwealth shilling for interest. Commonwealth Shilling 1653 VF (Clipped), Tower mint, Sun mm, KM390.1, ESC-125 (R). All Ns over inverted Ns variety. 5.90gm.

For comparison, here is a close up of mine 19.8 mm 3.88 gm Julius Caesar Denarius. 47-46 BC, mint in Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / CAESAR, Aeneas walking left, carrying Anchises and the Palladium. Cr458/1, Syd 1013. The weight is a little low but that might be because of the chunk of metal missing on the obverse which looks like it could be a fourree but any Caesar coin is desirable. To me, the bankers mark would suggest that it is not a fourree unless of course the mark lifted the plating. If that is the case what a fascinating object because it would have been proved as a fake in antiquity by the bankers mark! I say this as the missing piece emanates from the bankers mark. Whatever it is, Great coin ( unless you spent too much) for me it would be a "keeper". Now this is nothing to do with the coin @The_Collector but did you photograph it on the lid of a Abafil coin case? I'm just curious as I think they are great and have used them exclusively for some years.

I'm speechless @DonnaML what a wonderful collection and thank you for sharing. A friend of mine organises battlefield tours of the Waterloo battlefield and a couple of years ago thought he found a musket ball on the surface of the battlefield but after carefully unearthing it it was a pewter spoon that the local museum identified as the type of spoon that would be used by peasants in the 18th Century that had clearly been cherished until it was lost in the next century at Waterloo.

By coincidence, this arrived yesterday. Later than your interests but from Holland @Coinmaster This is much better in the hand than these images so I will take more images. Now awaiting the tome "Hollandia Compendium" which appears to be very interesting.

All very nice coins @DonnaML and nor easy to find in such condition. Here are a couple of mine, including, James Shilling Charles 1 shilling. GREAT BRITAIN, Henri VI, 1st reign (1422-1461), AR halfgroat, 1422-1427, Calais. Annulet issue. D / B. yard. of f. in a polylobe with eleven arches. A ringlet on either side of the neck. ANGLIE in the caption. R / VIL-LA?- CAL-IS'? Cross long and pattée, confined by four groups of three globules. S. 1840; No. 1429; Whitton 3. 1.66g Trimmed. almost Very Fine (about Very Fine) GREAT BRITAIN, Henri VI, 1st reign (1422-1461), AR groat, 1427-1430, Calais. Rosette-mascle issue. D / B. yard. of f. in a polylobe. Small rhombus in two angles. R / VIL-?LA?- CALI-SIE * Long pattée cross cutting the legends, confined to four groups of three globules. S. 1860; N. 1446; Whitton 16b. 3.77g Rare Large flan. Very Fine - Extremely Fine

Absolutely wonderful! Best I've seen other than some rather more modern ones!

Great coins @rasiel I can sadly beat your record by 100 days! My coins were sent from Poland and impounded by UPS in a secure depot only 40 miles from my home. The auction house sent the accompanying invoice made out in Polish Zloty. Both UPS and UK Customs decided the Zlotys were Pounds Sterling and hit me with an import charge of 20% of the sterling value which was several times higher than the cost of the coins. The auction house were unhelpful and basically shrugged their shoulders and the only advice I could get from the UPS depot was to pay the fees and try to reclaim them. Not an option. I used to call UPS regularly when bored in addition to my emails to the auction house, UPS and Biddr. One day I spoke to a UPS human being that actually did something and my coins turned up a few days later after I paid the correct charge which was a fraction of the original demand. The other issue was that they were charging me a late payment fee each month! I learnt from that experience.

Inspired by @Bing I have been putting my own fleet together for several years. I try to buy from dealers with life time guarantees. I am missing a couple. The bottom right coin is a Marcus Aurelius restoration issue.