With JW scoring some gold cheaply I had my own homer not too long ago. This was listed on eBay for $59, after watching the whole week, during the last 3 sec. a mini bid war happened and I scored this wonderful Tiberius Tetradrachm for $96 shipped! These seem to average $250 & more. Emmett lists it as common and I do find other examples, but who cares, it's a super score for my side collection of tetradrachms and my first Tiberius Silver. It also has a nice provenance that I didn't know about till it arrived. Tiberius (14 - 34 A.D.) AR Tetradrachm EGYPT, Alexandria O: [TI]BERIOS KAISAR SEBASTOS, laureate head of Tiberius right; LID (date) in right field. R: QEOS SEBASTOS, radiate head of Augustus left. EGYPT, Alexandria Mint, year 14=27/28 A.D. 13.43g 23mm RPC I 5090; Milne 54; Emmett 61. Provenance:
oh that's very cool mat...a fine score indeed. i'd love to add that to my little flock of tets. here's my last tet, and my only tet of the "big 12". Egypt. Alexandria. Nero. 54-68 AD. Billon Tetradrachm Dated year 10 (63/4 AD). Obv.: radiate head right. Rev.: draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus; LI in lower right field. Milne 222, 25 mm, 13.4g what's that with the coin and envelope? a sketch or a...i can't think of the word...u put paper over it and rub it with a pencil..one of these?
Stunning coin! I would love to have one of those in my collection.( and I don't even collect them) You can't go wrong with the Divine Augustus! This is one of my favorites. Dat Divine close up! Congrats on a nice, and rare, tetradrachm!
Way to go Mat. That's a super buy on a super coin. The difference between my score and yours is that you have been wanting a silver of Tiberius. I wasn't in the market for either gold or Valens. I think it feels better when it's something that fulfills part of your wish list. Congratulations my friend.
Believe it or not I wasn't in the market for a silver tiberius. I was happy with my AS *now owned by a fellow CT collector*, but if a silver surfaced in my lowly budget i'd add it. This surfaced instead, and i'm more then happy. I would still add a tribute penny if the price was right.
Wonderful coin! Wish I'd seen it. Maybe I should start trolling eBay Small correction, which in no way lessens the appeal of your coin... it's not an AR tetradrachm, it's a billion tetradrachm.
Awesome catch Mat! It's always satisfying to come out on top after a "mini bidding war", especially if you don't shill out as much as the coin would normally retail.
Super score Mat---whether a billion Tet or not!!! I LOVE it!!! As I keep repeating......Tets will be a growing focus of mine as the months move on....and from time to time a few terrific coins do show up on e-Bay at great prices...but the sellers who offer them may not be those we are most familiar with or the ones we have become most comfortable with.... Hmm, I think A-noob wants e-Bay all for himself LOL
Great snag Mat! Absolutely excellent and a steal of a price as well. The portrait of Augustus is stunning.
That's a pretty damn big score. I should hope to find busts of Augustus and Tiberius that good someday.
