Hammer prices where unreal, but at least got one new coin. EL Hekte 2.59g. 11mm. Lesbos Mytilene Mint/ struck 375-25BC obverse: Laureate Head of Zeus Right reverse: Herakles wearing Lionskin Bodenstedt 103 EX: Kleines meisterwerk Collection
I thought some of the hammer prices were insane too. But I'm glad I walked away with the one I really wanted.
I have participated in several on line auctions the last few weeks and have found that the prices are going really high. I wonder if it is boredom?
Apart from the Stankomb section which I can't tell why it brought such high hammer prices, I found that the prices in the Greek section were pretty fair... There were some exceptions (Mauretania) but I could pretty much get many coins if I desired them a bit more. It was nothing like the recent Gorny auction. Here's my catch of the day.
No.....I would say its demand vs supply. There are a finite small number of ancient coins in existance. Probably if you take rarity into account, these where bargain prices. US coins with same population numbers would go for 6 figures. Ancients where always undervalued, maybe the market trends are playing catchup. I noted many Russian/ Chinese/ German bidders on Roma site.