Roman Gold coin sells for £3.24 million

Just for you ancient guys if you have not heard.



Roman gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago sells for a record £3.24 MILLION at auction

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...ination-Caesar-sells-record-3-24-MILLION.html

 

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When we saw it for sale, I believe nearly everyone knew it was the most expensive Roman coin in existence, and most likely the most expensive ancient. Its like a US collector seeing the 1933 Double Eagle.

 

If you want to see a more pocket friendly example just look for @AncientJoe in the thread list.
He could ONLY afford silver, enjoy.

 

Saw the story on facebook yesterday....prediction - prices will go even higher for comparably rare and beautiful coins.

 

Nice . Too many ads though made reading lousy .

 

I did sell my Eid Mar from 2014 but just upgraded it a couple weeks ago: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/not-an-aureus-but-still-an-eid-mar.369118/

(And the Colosseum is definitely staying!)

 

"It’s a masterpiece of artistry and rarity, still in mint condition after 2,000 years"

Love the hyperbolic sales pitch. The coin's value is because of a combination of historical interest and rarity, but it is definitely NOT a masterpiece of artistry, and it is not in mint condition. Why would someone feel they needed to lie to sell a coin like that?

 

ROMA: “... the gold is super shiny and the daggers are super stabby...”

ME: “Oh, very well then. I shall bid. Jeeves, bring me my briefcases full of cash…“

 

Of course, far from the most artistically stunning coin...I think most people on this forum have more artistically stunning coins. Just one of a myriad of problems with the article.

 

Its a combination of NGC and FOX = Fake News.

 

It's not so much the fault of the article as of the person they quoted. By exaggerating the artistry and condition of the coin, he was actually undermining its history. Brutus was on the run when he minted this coin from a military mint in an attempt to drum up support for his cause.

 

So which one of you won it?

Did it go to Tyrant? Because that's where it belongs!

 

No one knows who the buyer was yet but Aaron Berk, Harlan Berk's son, was representing the underbidder. He posted a video of him phone bidding on a Facebook group - I wouldn't want to play poker with him as he was cool as a cucumber placing a $4M bid!

 

While we're on the subject of the most expensive coin ever sold, here's list, outdated no doubt and in need of updating, from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_coins

Beauty and historical interest can be had for much, much, much less. But we live in a world where extravagance is on full display, and while the Brutus Eid Mar coin is an extremely rare and desirable coin, I just scratch my bald head and wonder, to what extent?

 

YES HE IS !!!

 

Aaron will let someone like me hold an Eid Mar Denarius that cost as much as my house. He has no fear.