Holy Grail Coin - Portrait coin of P. Quinctilius Varus

Congratulations! Definitely a case where expertise provides a distinct advantage.

 

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You know, I've been grappling with that same impulse since I won it. On one hand, I'm unlikely to ever own one again if I do sell it. On the other hand, that's enough to knock at least a few years off my mortgage!

 

It's absolutely none of my business, and a few years off your mortgage sounds like a justified purpose, but just my two cents: nooooooooooooo, don't do it!!

 

You know what this calls for? A spread photo!

Presenting the Augustus Posse:



Ten of the emperor's family and closest allies to appear on coinage during his 4 decades in the purple:

- Augustus (AR cistophor)
- Livia
- Julia the Elder

Five of his right-hand men
- Marcus Agrippa
- Vedius Pollio
- Fabius Maximus
- Asinius Gallus
- Quinctilius Varus

And three of his appointed heirs:
- Gaius
- Lucius
- Tiberius

 

@Finn235 ..... Firstly, WOW what an amazing group photo with some very hard to come by personages. The creme of the creme (sorry don't know how to put an accent on the E) is the Varus!....In this condition with the correct ID highlighted and an interested audience it could possibly hit a low 5 figure number, looking at the CNG example........That said...
You've got to keep this one!.....It will always have this monetary value but not many of us get to hold one in our collection.....I know that your portrait collection is one of your passions and you'll probably regret it in the future if you let this one go at the moment?....Jusy my opinion......Paul

 

Some unsolicited financial advice: if you don't have any higher interest debt and your main place to put the money from this coin would be paying down your mortgage, it might not be worth it. Depending on your tax situation, mortgage debt isn't necessarily a bad thing. Especially in the current pandemic, it might be better to have the free cashflow (or possibility of it if you needed to sell this coin) versus paying down long-term, likely low-interest debt.

But there are of course a multitude of factors for everyone's personal situation.