Picked up a neat "unsold" lot

I scanned the unsold lots from Hirsch Nachfolger Ancients auction and noted this beauty. I jumped on it right away....
Macedon
AV Quarter Stater ND Amphipolis Mint 12mm. 2.17g.
Struck circa 325-20BC in name of Alexander III/ under Philip III/ Antipater.
Head of Athena/ wearing Corinthian Helmet adorned with serpent
rev. Thunderbolt/ bow/ club
Price 165

 

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Blitzkrieg.........

 

Very nice, wow!

 

A beautiful coin that will fit right in in your collection, my friend.

 

What a beauty, their loss was your gain. Congrats.

 

...that's purdy! ..

 

Thanks!!!! I think the Hirsch Nachfolger auction photo did not give the coin justice, the older Nomos 2012 auction one sealed the deal for me....could not resist the temptation. Now, I am off to work to pay for it! You see way more Staters then fractions in auctions.
John

 

Actually these fractions are harder to find than full staters. Great buy!

 

Amazing design and piece! The reverse is especially incredible. I'm pretty inexperienced here and still have yet to buy from a real auction (mostly stick to eBay or LCS) but I'm curious to how this works. Do you just email or message the auction company after the auction and ask for the lot that did not sell? I'm guessing the price is the starting price?

 

Many auctions will publish a list of unsold lots along with prices after an auction. For those that don't I've usually had good luck just emailing the auctioneer and telling them what I'd like to purchase although sometimes they're not willing to sell them like that (i.e. there was an invisible reserve).

 

Nice coin and a great add to your collection!

 

Ah that makes sense. I'll have to keep an eye out for these unsold lots. Thanks for the info.

 

Wonderful capture, John! Well done!

 

True but in most cases the coins that don’t sell are ones where the reserve is very close or the lower limit of the auctioneer’s estimates.

HA normally indicate an offer to buy price which is 10-20% less. I’ve bought an item or two post auction but one seldom gets a nice coin like John’s.

 

What an amazing sharp coin, congratulations!

 

Thanks all for wonderfull comments

I have bought over 100+ "unsold" lots/ all were exceptional coins. Auctions can be very strange in how thing sell....

 

I agree. I have picked up a fair number of great coins from unsold lots.

 

You are spot on , there is a "thunderbolt" (blitz) on reverse!
John

 

Thanks
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