Gold Eid Mar sells for over $2.2M

Hi everyone.

The gold Eid Mar from the British Museum just sold for 2,200,000 CHF which is just over $2.2M USD.

NAC Auction - Lot 474



Arguably, one of the most famous coins of the ancient world, this coin was bid on and won by Aaron Berk and HJB, Ltd. as a representative of a collector.

This is the second time that this coin has been purchased by the Berk firm for clients. Once by Aaron and once by his legendary father, Harlan.

 

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Hello Mike

an earlier topic on this that you missed

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/eid-mar-aureus-at-nac-132.396998/

 

Here is a video by toldinstone on YouTube holding that same exact coin before it was put on auction,

 

That's quite a coin!

 

Super nice

 

Proof that a coin does not have to be perfect or in a slab to be highly desireable!

 

Many coins from that era are far from
perfect, everything made by hand by
several different engravers some good
some not so much…LOL

 

Think of the story that coin MITE tell. That’s like one of the most dissired coins. Even I know that

 

That’s where it went