The Auction XX catalog is absolutely beautiful and a wonderful reference. This massive tome will be top shelf in my catalogs section. I have one bid in this auction, £100 over estimate, with virtually no expectation of success. Because of the desirability of the lots in this auction, I expect the floor action to be quite intense. Remember, we are in a very low interest rate environment. That has fueled much of the stock market rally. Money is out there looking for a place to park itself, and rare coins are a prime spot.
I will be following the auction with much anticipation but most probably I'll get blown away on all my targets. Looking forward to witnessning history when lot 463 comes around
The day has arrived! Get your popcorn ready! Somebody was going to organise a watch party in the ancient coins facebook group, but we might as well use this thread to post our reactions. It is a 2-day auction anyway and there going to be plenty Oooh Ahh moments I think! Good luck to those of you that are brave enough to bid on those gems
It almost hurts the soul watching this auction knowing I can’t afford a single coin! Why do we torture ourselves like this? Haha
On the Greek side , not amazing prices except lot 59 190K realised for 30K estimate (that was way too low of course) and a surprising "disappointing result" for the famous tetradrachm of Naxos (240K) but also for the tetradrachm of Rhegion lot 37 and some others. all in all i would say not a so hot auction for the moment...
I've noticed some of the hammers aren't as high as I thought some may be. Maybe I'll have luck on my lots! It also seems they are having significant trouble with their bid live platform.
