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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8122755, member: 110226&quot;]Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually that coin sold for about what similar owls were selling for, in the range of £450 to £550.&nbsp; Some astute bidders were able to buy nice owls at the £300 to £400 level.&nbsp; Of course, there&#039;s also the 20% buyer&#039;s commission plus exchange rate that adds to the cost, so that owl came to around $925.&nbsp; I suppose that is a fairly decent price, but I wasn&#039;t focusing on that primarily, as I was as a nice imitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>That Sophytes owl that you won is a really hard coin to obtain these days, as the auction competition for them seems to be getting more and more intense.&nbsp; Nice coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Bactrian owl, circa 261-239 BC, that I got out of Roma XX.&nbsp; Needless to say, the bidding was pretty stiff, and I feel lucky to have won it through a live floor auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin doesn&#039;t have the most perfect surfaces possible, but I never have trouble with that.&nbsp; In fact I like coins that have deposits and imperfections - after all, they&#039;re ancient!</p><p><br /></p><p>16.64 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414340[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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