Who won that Bahram II today?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by ernstk, Sep 15, 2020.

  1. ernstk

    ernstk Active Member

    Some freak was keep on outbidding me although I said here before I don't like bidding wars. To the freak who won the coin: I hope it brings the worst to your life!
     
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  3. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    (You are not very polite.) For a price to go too high, there always have to be two freaks.
     
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  4. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    If you mean the Goldberg Varhran II, that price is absolutely bonkers.
     
  5. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

    Could you post a link to the auction?
    Show examples you have, members have, or notable examples in a museum?
    Explain why it was so desirable?
    Describe what you think a reasonable price is?
    Discuss rarity and demand?
    Discuss trends in this area or for that coin?

    A bit of explanation rather than an out-of-the-blue rant would be much more useful....
     
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  6. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

  7. bcuda

    bcuda El Ibérico loco

    Wow @ernstk you do not seem like a very nice person wishing the winner the worst to their life.
     
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  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

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  9. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I don't frequent the ancients as often. Good to know, thanks for the heads up.
     
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  10. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Nicely struck, but wasn't me. Don't care for a couple of aspects of it.

    The Vahran I might of been of interest if I had been looking at the auction.
     
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  11. ernstk

    ernstk Active Member

    some crazy dude kept on increasing the price of it. I went till 900 and stopped after that. his pocket was deeper than mine on this. I liked the coin because it was very sharp but I don't think it would worth 900. At least I made him pay overprice so if he will sell it one day he might be at a great loss (if no one like me go to war over it)
     
  12. +VGO.DVCKS

    +VGO.DVCKS Well-Known Member

    I'm with @Alegandron. That level of discussion is what we, as a community, are all about getting Away from, for a (expl.) Minute.
     
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  13. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    I always chalk it up to maybe I am the one uninformed. Its like a glass half full. I have seen plenty of coins that I thought were $200 coins go for over $1000. Heck, a friend is a world expert in one city's coinage, and I have seen him pay $800 for a coin I would never choose from a $20 pick bin. He tells me there are like 4 known.

    Could have been a rare mint or style. That is what I simply assume, assume the other party must have known more than me. Makes me sleep better at night. :) Its a hobby man. Mark Zuckerberg could outbid all of us COMBINED with his play money allowance if he felt like it. Don't stress the bumps in the road, and celebrate how we can get some of these coins at ALL. In other universes, people in our income levels would not have a hope of owning one ancient coin. We are lucky.

    Btw man, I spent over a decade before I could get my first Vahran II. Don't stress the wait. The right coin and sale will come along. There are 4 coming up, and I am not sure I am too awfully interested in them.....
     
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  14. ernstk

    ernstk Active Member

    Because I liked that specific coin for its provenance I cant trust these bahram II coins except the ones that has a good provenance the one in Ira and Larry had a provenance and it was sharp and nice . I doubt in next few years I get such chance again.
     
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  15. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    I don't know why you "can't trust them". If the type is listed in SNS, what is causing your doubt? I usually use SNS as my sounding board for these types if I wish to double check an auction listing. What provenance are you wanting? What timeframe are you wanting it to prove before? In other words, what timeframe were the fakes you are worried about produced?
     
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  16. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Forgot about that auction - checked my bids and most were about half of the hammer price, as I figured they would be.

    Quick scroll through the lots - most were more than I would pay, but someone got a really nice deal on the Pescennius Niger denarius ($675) and on the Valentinian III solidus ($675)
     
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  17. Limes

    Limes Well-Known Member

    Well, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix did promise us a troll at least once a year, if one were to become a supporter of this great board. So, I became a supporter and now I have my troll! :D
     
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  18. ernstk

    ernstk Active Member

    I think you joking . I am nothing close not even remotely close to a troll. I just have a specific and different opinions on things which might not be the same as some people here.
     
  19. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Apologies for my ignorance, what is SNS? :confused:
     
  20. ernstk

    ernstk Active Member

    So many of this type has been faked in last 10 years so any provenance of before circa 2000 would be more safe
     
  21. Iepto

    Iepto Active Member

    likely SYLLOGE NUMMORUM SASANIDARUM?
     
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