When a coin is worth a Premium....

AWESOME capture! I would had done the SAME. This is one of my favorite Reverse THEMEs, that also I love in the Marsic Confederation's version. I had a similar experience and 'twas a hefty price for this modest example:


Marsic Confederation denarius 90-88 BCE Italia-Corfinium Oath Ceremony over pig Sear 227 SCARCE

I would had DEEPLY regretted missing this opportunity!

 

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That's the one and only point !

Q

 

I realize I keep posting this coin when it applies to relevant threads, but I paid quite dearly for this one. Sure, one can get an example for maybe less than half what I paid, but the photo does it no justice. It is truly magnificent in hand, darker, more toned, with glossy highlights (which cant be captured properly with a camera), and that is exactly why I bought it. Also, it 'feels' very nice in hand. Hard to explain, but coins also have a touch aspect to them as well.

 

it's a nice tet.. how ironic you max bid was just enough.. increments? idk.. enjoy the coin, it's a very nice one!

 

I recommend these henceforth be known as 'Q3Q'.

This thread has more than its share of words to heed! I did not quote them all above. The big point is that it is your collection and your money. If you are buying for resale, frankly I don't care how you did BUT if you saw a coin that begged you to be a long term part of your family and 'Q's three qualifiers' approved, then, I am happy for you. Would I have paid that for that coin? Certainly not, it is not something I find interesting and, conversely, I would not expect you to be willing to buy any of the coins I have paid $600+ for in my life. My interests are mine; yours are yours. IF I were interested in that coin, I probably would feel driven to get a matching B coin from Tarsos using local types rather than the Alexandrine ones.
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That 'chain' of wants is what makes this hobby expensive.

The above is what drives me to overspend. The one I show too often is my Julia Domna tetradrachm showing Caracalla and Geta shaking hands and dated within a few months of Geta's murder. I say it is the only coin issued after Septimius died that shows both boys. I say I will not have another chance to buy a similar coin in what lifetime remains for me. I will be surprised when you show me others but I would love to see others if you know of them. Would I buy another? Maybe? Would I be interested in buying the one Alexandrian tet of Geta dated LK (Septimius died in year 19)? Guess.

 

Before I get caught up with other things and this thread goes into semi-obscurity, I wanted to once again thank all who contributed. I Loved ALL the comments and coin posts both pro and con. I would not expect everyone to agree the OP was worth the cost but I was pleasantly surprised so many seemed to think it was worth my final expense. Most are aware I recently purchased an immediate predecessor----a Cilician stater of Baaltar---- so I had an additional reason why I just had to have that particular tet .

Personally, I didn't see one posted coin that I wouldn't have loved to call my own

 

I think it was well worth it

 

Well, it's a great looking coin with a great history MZ..you're not going to regret it. "It's better to regret what you have done that what you have't." applies to things like this pretty well usually.

There are a few times I've put in bid on a coin and actually thought a few seconds after my bid, "Holly crap! If I win this, I'm in SO MUCH trouble". I lost them and was actually a bit relieved....but now I wish I had bid a bit more.

 

I paid $720 for this; including buyer's fee. It's the most I've spent on an Alexander/In the name of tet. Herakles' eye caught mein own.

SELEUCID KINGDOM. Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.12 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Seleuceia on the Tigris, ca. 300-281 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / ΣEΛEYKOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; monograms in left field and below throne. SC 117.1c. HGC 9, 12i.




- Michael

 

I was planning on bidding on this coin but I got caught up at work and simply forgot. I think it's an excellent coin and worth the closing price. In hindsight I don't know what I would have bid but I'm glad I didn't drive the price up any higher for you!

 

Mikey Zee, you explained so eloquently what many of us have felt when possibly paying "too much" for a coin. Sometimes "too much" happens to be just enough, and then we get the joy of owning a special coin we really wanted. As I often say about coins and the buying of them, "Its only money".

 

With perfectly placed countermark, large flan no regrets here:

 

Sorry I'm late to the party!

That's a beautiful coin in excellent style. Being among the first issues of Alexander III it also has a fascinating and specific story to tell. Those are just the kind of coins I like the best. I would have paid $600+ for it.

 

As someone who paid good cash for AE4s of Majorian and Libius Severus, I know this feeling!

Majorian, Western Roman Empire
AE nummus
Obv: D N IVL MAIORIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and trophy
Mint: Milan
Mintmark: MD
Date: 457-461 AD
Ref: RIC X 2642



Libius Severus, Western Roman Empire
AE nummus
Obv: D N LIBIVS SEVERVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: Monogram of Ricimer within wreath
Mint: Rome
Date: 461-467 AD (Libius Severus reigned 461-465 AD)
Ref: RIC X 2715

 

Mikey, it's a wonderful coin, congrats.

~Doug

 

Cool coin, Valiant Knight

 

In case you hadn't seen these, your coin had a previous outing earlier this year (too bad you didn't catch it that time!), and also in 2011.

And I think you had most excellent reasons for paying a premium!

 

Heritage listing says it was "Withdrawn". Wonder why that was?

 

I paid a bit more for this one than usual for a FH.

 

You always regret the one that got away ...

=> it usually becomes the infamous unicorn-hunt!!